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Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA) · Sat. Jan. 13th, 2024 - Sun. Jan. 14th, 2024

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Organized by: Sri Chaitanya Bonthula.

Start: Saturday, Jan. 13th, 8:00 am
End: Sunday, Jan. 14th, 8:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 9th, 1:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting location: Zoom

Description:

Jan 3: Email Jennifer Sopp <[email protected]> to be added to the course list and pay fees

Our Wilderness First Aid program is divided into 3 different level of care, the 20h Wilderness First Aid (WFA), the 40h Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA) and the 80h Wilderness First Responder (WFR).

All levels focus on the basics of safely preparing and transporting patients and managing life and limb threats in remote environments, with a focus on the injuries common to various sports such as mountain biking, ski touring, climbing, rafting and extrication techniques.

The training also Includes prevention and treatment of common environmental problems like hypothermia and heat related illnesses, as well as covering common medical emergencies, choking, drowning and includes a CPR certification from the LifeSaving Society.

Our curriculum is based on the guidelines followed by the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) and the Wilderness Medicine Education Collaborative (WMEC).

From Candain Outdoor Medical Consulting

 

This will not run as a usual VOC trip, the logistics will be slightly different.

1. This course will be taking place at Phelix Hut. You will need to organize transport to and from the hut (Can figure out car groups)

2. This course will be led by a professional Instructor from Canadian Outdoor Medical Consulting

3. The price for this course is $350, Usually $525 (Based on a group size of 8)

More info:  https://canadianoutdoormed.com/courses/

Please sign up as committed only if you are sure you will be able to attend this course.

We can provide a need-based scholarship to 1 participant. Please reach out to me if you would like to apply for this.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.

Posted: 2023-11-16 17:58:31
Last modified: 2024-01-04 18:51:41