Wilderness Medicine > Wilderness Advanced First-Aid (WAFA)
Prerequisite: None Length: 40 hours over 4 days
This course is ideally suited for those who will travel in a context where a hospital may be many hours away. The main focus is the prolonged care and stabilization of patients until a rescue team or additional resources can be obtained to help with evacuation. A judgment-based approach using critical thinking to successfully deal with medical emergencies in a remote setting is applied. Learning to improvise equipment and anticipate potential risks to your patient are a major component of this course. Advanced medical techniques learned include; anaphylaxis management, spine clearing exam, wound cleaning, and CPR cessation.
Successful graduates of this course may
take the Bridge Course which will upgrade them to Wilderness First
Responder level.
