Wilderness First Aid (Private)
What happens if help is more than a day away? Wilderness and remote environments require specialized skills, equipment and training.
The Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Aid (formerly Advanced Wilderness & Remote First Aid) is a 40-hour course designed for professional guides, parks officials and/or work in fields such as recreation and ecotourism. You will learn skills and strategies for providing extended care overnight to a few days through learning activities and scenarios with real-life situations specifically designed for wilderness and remote environments.
Key learning concepts include: Prevention, the health and wellness of the group, leadership skills, assessment, extended care and decision-making around additional supports required.
The majority of the course is taught outdoors, regardless of the weather, so please dress appropriately.
Mike teaching spinal immobization.
Course Details
Topics Covered
Wilderness First Aid includes:
- Preparation and Planning
- Wound Care
- Your Health
- Cold- and Heat-Related Emergencies
- What is the P.L.A.N.?
- Environmental Emergencies
- Bone, Muscle, and Joint Injuries
- Tractions
- Poisons
- Breathing and Circulation Emergencies
- Medical Emergencies
- First Aid for Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest
- Head and Spine Injuries
- Extended Care and Patient Monitoring
- Outdoor Food Safety
Training Schedules & Locations
There are no certification classes at this time. Please check back.Training Schedules & Locations
There are no certification classes at this time. Please check back.Materials
Who should take this course?
- Professional guides
- parks officials
- those who work in fields such as recreation and ecotourism
- outdoor enthusiasts
- assistant overnight outdoor guides or kayak instructors
- Girl Guides
- Scouts
- mountain bikers
- people who work and play in remote areas
Looking for a group class?
If you have a group of people and would like us to come to you to teach a
Wilderness First Aid (Private) course, we offer this course in the following locations:
Victoria | Langford | Esquimalt | Sooke | Cobble Hill | Mill Bay | Duncan | Lake Cowichan | Cedar | Ladysmith | Nanaimo | Parksville | Qualicum Beach | Port Alberni | Coombs | Parksville | Campbell River | Saltspring Island | Pender Island | Powell River | Gabriola Isand | Burnaby | Coquitlam | Delta | Langley | Maple Ridge | New Westminster | North Vancouver | Pitt Meadows | Port Moody | Richmond | Surrey | Vancouver | West Vancouver | White Rock | Langley |
Give us a call at 1.866.282.5378, or send us an email at info@alertfirstaid.com to arrange a group course.