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Wilderness Medicine, Outdoor Safety Education, EMS, Rescue
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Courses & Workshops
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Wilderness First Aid (WFA) - 16 Hours Accidents happen. People get hurt, sick, or lost. The temperature drops, the wind picks up, and it starts to rain. Would you know what to do? Many backcountry emergencies are preventable, and even when bad things happen, sometimes the wrong care can make things worse. By learning a few basic skills, you can make the difference between a good outcome and a bad one—and maybe even save a life. Wilderness First Aid (WFA) is SOLO’s most popular course and it creates a solid foundation in the basics of backcountry medical care. Started as the “Mountain/Woods First Aid” course in 1975, this was the first course of its kind in the United States, and it is the curriculum upon which all other backcountry medicine courses are based. Advanced WFA - 36 Hours
Intended for: Outdoor professionals and recreationalists who want more than WFA but don't need Wilderness First Responder.
The SOLO AWFA course from Adirondack Wilderness Medicine is a comprehensive introductory course in backcountry medicine and wilderness medical protocols. This course will prepare you for the most common wilderness injuries and emergencies with an emphasis on prevention. WAFA includes a mix of classroom, hands on skill and improvisational labs and simulations. It is a great stand-alone level of training for guides, camp counselors and serious recreationalists and, may be used as a springboard to higher levels of training such as WFR and WEMT.
Course includes Adult CPR certification, full color text and nationally recognized completion card. Wilderness EMT 5 Day Module SOLO’s WEMT Module is a 5-day program that upgrades current street First Responders to the WFR level, and current EMTs to the Wilderness EMT level. It focuses on emergency care when separated from definitive care by distance, time, or circumstance. The Module covers subjects such as: Principles of Long-Term Patient Care, Wilderness Patient Assessment System, Principles of Long-Term Soft Tissue Injuries, Principles of Long-Term Musculoskeletal Injuries, Environmental Emergencies (Hypothermia, Frostbite, Non-Freezing Cold-Related Injuries), Heat Stroke, Heat Exhaustion, Dehydration, North American Bites and Stings, Severe Weather, Lightning & Avalanche, Barotrauma and Marine Bites & Stings, Case Histories and Mock Rescues, and is designed to give current First Responders/EMTs the skills they need when the ambulance is a long way off. Participants will take a written and practical wilderness exam. This course typically counts as 40 hours of continuing education for National Registry EMTs.
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Fine day in the Daks!
photo by Jon Politis
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