Wilderness First Aid (WFA) is for anyone who wants to learn life-saving skills in a variety of environments.
This course is designed for remote environments (outdoors, disaster, travel, rural areas) and focuses on improvising with limited resources. You will learn:
- How to recognize and effectively manage a medical emergency
- Treatment for a variety of injuries
- Bleeding and infection control
- Splinting fractures
- How to handle environmental emergencies such as heat exhaustion, lightning strikes, drowning, snake bites, and more
Wilderness First Aid (WFA) is ideal for outdoor enthusiasts; those who travel internationally or to remote areas for fieldwork, business or pleasure; homesteaders and those wanting to be more self-sufficient, those living in rural locations; students in the medical field who would like hands-on training; and anyone who would like to learn first aid skills. The knowledge and skills gained here are useful for everyone (including city dwellers who live within 10 minutes of a hospital!).
This course can also be used as a recertification for SOLO Wilderness First Responders.
Course Details:
- Dates: Saturday, October 5-Sunday, October 6
- Cost: $225
- Location: UCF Recreation and Wellness Center
- WFA certification card is valid for 2 years
- Minimum age to participate: 13
- Hosting Agency: SOLO; FOLC Farm
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