Advanced Wilderness First Aid Course
The Advanced Wilderness First Aid course is based on national guidelines. This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills required to manage wilderness emergencies.
Prerequisite: Basic Wilderness first aid or emergency first aid.
- Course introduction
- Legalities
- Forest emergencies
- Emergency shelter
- Emergency scene assessment
- Primary assessment (ABC’s)
- Airway obstruction (choking casualty)
- Artificial respiration (rescue breathing)
- CPR (adult & child)
- Shock & fainting
- Unconsciousness
- Heat and cold related injuries
- Poison and allergic reactions
- Bleeding & burns
- Fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains
- Head, neck and spinal injuries
- Chest & abdominal injuries
- Medical conditions
- Emergency child birth
- Geriatric emergencies
- Psychological emergencies
- Asthma & respiratory diseases
- Allergic reactions
- Diabetic emergencies
- Seizures & epilepsy
- Patient extrication & transfer devices
- Spine board techniques
- Patient positioning & moving techniques
- Emergency scenarios
- Specialized rescues
- Communication procedures
- Evaluation