Wilderness First Responder schedule

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<>9/9       Introduction to the course. Vital systems & signs. Bleeding control.   

9/14     Wound care. Shock. Bandaging.

9/16    Patient assessment. Bring BP cuffs, stethoscopes if you have them. Scenarios.

9/21     Bring outdoor equipment to improvise splints. Bone injuries & splinting.

9/23     SAM splints & commercial traction splints

9/28     Improvised traction splints. Athletic injuries.

9/30     Children & elderly. Pregnancy. Special populations. Psychological emergencies. [Charles & Lynn Garcia]

10/5     Burns & wilderness fire hazards. Scenarios.

<>10/7     Specific injuries.
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10/12   Skills review & scenarios.

10/14   Reducing dislocations [Dr. Joseph Serra].        

10/19   Oxygen. EMS in the wilderness. START system.

10/21   Spinal injuries. Clearing the spine.

10/23   Saturday: Spinal management. Midterm practical exam.

10/26   Heat illness, hypothermia & frostbite, Raynaud’s syndrome.  

10/28  Herbal first aid. Hazardous plants [Charles & Lynn Garcia].

11/2   Lifts & carries. Wilderness transport.

11/4   Medical screening & accident reports.

11/9    Effects of altitude, lightning strike, solar radiation.

<>11/11  Bugs, snakes, bears & aquatic hazards.  

11/16    Water disinfection, wilderness hygiene, GI illness.     

11/18     Medical problems in the wilderness.

11/20     Final exams: Written & practical.

 

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