Description
Wilderness First Responder is an advanced and comprehensive first aid training course aimed at everyone who travels off the beaten track whether on foot or in a vehicle. It is the international standard for adventure guides and outdoor professionals and those serious about preparedness and wilderness skills.
It is ideal training for adventure guides, geologists, farmers, game rangers and other professionals who work in the wilds and may end up in a situation where they need to take prolonged care of sick or injured clients or colleagues far from help. The course is also a good introduction to wilderness medicine for doctors, paramedics, nurses and other medical professionals who are new to wilderness and remote environment medicine.
Wilderness First Responder is an intense 80-hour learning experience packed with knowledge, hard skills and extensive simulation training to adequately prepare you for being the help in the wilderness.
Wild Medix introduced this course to South Africa over 21 years ago and offers this training throughout Africa. Our instructors are qualified and experienced wilderness medics with decades of experience and proven credentials.
Topics covered:
- Introduction to wilderness medicine
- Legal issues and ethics in wilderness medicine
- Hazards and scene management
- Anatomy and physiology, advanced patient assessment & equipment
- CPR, advanced CPR equipment, oxygen, AED
- Choking, shock, unconsciousness and fainting
- Head and spinal injury
- Bleeding control, including Stop The Bleed
- Wound care and wound closure
- Infection control and long-term wound care
- Fractures, sprains, strains and dislocations
- Splinting and strapping
- Improvised splinting, traction and other treatments
- Burns
- Diabetes, seizures and epilepsy, cardiac conditions
- Hypothermia, hyperthermia and other environmental conditions
- Altitude related conditions, decompression illness, diving emergencies
- Motion sickness
- Behavioural problems
- Allergies and allergic reactions
- Poisoning, bites and stings
- Water emergencies and ocean related emergencies
- Patient lifting, self-extrication and transport
- Wilderness medicine and pharmacology
- Wilderness medicine equipment and kits
Course Facts:
Duration:
80 Hours, typically 9 full days
Custom programmes available
Accreditation:
SA Department of Labour accepted
QCTO aligned
Wilderness Medical Society (USA)
Certification:
QCTO Level 3 aligned certificate (valid for 3 years)
WMX Wilderness First Responder
Cost:
R8,600.00pp
Group prices on request
Included:
Tuition, quality course notes, CPR pouch, training equipment
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