Wilderness First Responder & WEMT Upgrade schedule
Tuesday
& Thursday 7pm to 10pm. Two
Saturdays 9am to 5pm: 5/14, 5/21
For
each date, the schedule shows the topics and what to read (in advance) to
prepare.
4/5 Introduction to the course. Vital systems
& signs. Bleeding control.
4/7 Wound care. Shock. Bandaging. Ch. 1, 4, 5
and bring book for next class.
4/12 Patient assessment. Scenarios. Ch. 2.
4/14 Bring
outdoor equipment to improvise splints. Bone injuries & splinting. Ch. 8.
Watch SAM DVD
4/19 SAM splints & commercial traction
splints. Ch. 8. Watch SAM splint
DVD.
4/21 Improvised traction splints. Athletic
injuries. Ch. 9.
4/26 Specific injuries. Ch. 10, 11, 12, 14.
4/28 Burns & wilderness fire hazards. Scenarios.
Ch. 6, 7.
5/3 Medical problems in the wilderness. Ch.
30, 32.
5/5 Children & elderly. Pregnancy.
Special populations. Psychological emergencies. Ch. 34.
5/10 Reducing dislocations [Dr. Joseph Serra]. Ch. 9.
5/12 Spinal injuries. Clearing the spine., Ch.
13 & backboarding handout.
5/14 Saturday:
Spinal management. Midterm practical exam (graded scenarios). Ch. 13.
5/17 Heat illness, hypothermia & frostbite,
Raynaud’s syndrome. Ch. 15-18.
5/19 Herbal first aid. Hazardous plants [Charles & Lynn Garcia]. Ch. 29, 37.
5/21 Saturday:
Oxygen, vital signs, CPR decisions. Lifts & carries. Wilderness
transport. Ch. 33.
Bring
first aid kits. Medical screening & accident reports. Ch. 3.
5/24 Effects of altitude, lightning strike,
solar radiation. Review Ch. 19-22.
5/26 Bugs, snakes, bears & aquatic hazards.
Ch. 24-28.
5/31 Water disinfection, wilderness hygiene, GI
illness. Ch. 23, 31.
6/2 EMS in the wilderness. START system. Ch.
35, 36.
6/7 Final written exam. Skills logs must be
completed. Turn in essay on a real
emergency.
6/9 Final practical exam (graded scenarios).