Wilderness First Aid

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This course is offered by request. Please contact Mary Ann Vaughan at (541) 430-7149 or at mavemtrn@comcast.net

Wilderness first aid is emergency care when delayed transit and limited resources are an issue- any time you are in the back country, a rural area or a third world country.

Are you hours away from a hospital?

Are the roads snowed in?

Have you backpacked hours away from rescue?

Are the only medical resources what you carry on your back?

Then you need Wilderness First Aid.

This 16+ hour course is for those who are in remote areas – away from the usual EMS services. The course expands general first aid to give more detailed information and hands-on skills practice for the remote setting – using what you will find in your backpack to care for patients.  The ESCI Wilderness First Aid class covers assessment and urgent first aid techniques.

The ESCI Wilderness First Aid is accepted at Philmont by the Boy Scouts of America.

An optional Bee Sting class for the use of EPI pen will be offered at the end of class. It is limited to ages 21 and over and is the Oregon State Mandated Class. An additional fee is charged.

Intended Audience

A minimum age of 14 is recommended. CPR is required and will be reviewed on the first day of class.

If you need CPR, add 2+ hours for AHA Certification.

Course Content

Emergency Action Steps – Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Environment, (A, B, C, D, E); Secondary assessment, documentation.

Types of Delayed-help Situations: when to evacuate; long term care

Medical Emergencies- Heart, Respiratory; Abdominal, Brain, Bites, Stings

 High Altitude Illnesses; Burns, Lightning Strikes, Submersion Incidents

Temperature related Illnesses; Wounds, Muscle & Bone injuries, blisters

Treatments, Intervention, Tourniquets, First Aid Kits

Course Features

NEW FROM ECSI: Customized materials for Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid!

ESCI is pleased to announce a new venture with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to develop training materials based on their new Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines. A Wilderness First Aid Field Guide is available now and a customized Boy Scouts Of America First Aid Instructor ToolKit CD.

Based on BAS’s 16-hour Wilderness First Aid Curriculum, ESCI’s new Wilderness First Aid Guide  and Boys Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Instructors ToolKit CD meet and exceed course requirements and address everything individuals need to know to provide medical care in remote areas

Certification

Certification for two years and will include CPR review.

Materials Provided

Wilderness First Aid – book available for use in class and for purchase

Bandaging and splinting material – from your pack, bring your walking pole!

Intro to the use of EPI pens – with option for State approved class for those over 21

Cost of Courses

Wilderness First Aid taught by EMTs/ERDN $100.00

New AHA CPR Heartsaver $25.00

Bee Sting &10.00

This course may be done by request. For more information and to schedule a course please contact:

Mary Ann Vaughan at (541) 430-7149 or by e-mail at mavemtrn@comcast.net