Basic Wilderness First Aid
The basic wilderness first aid course is based on national guidelines.
It provides participants with the knowledge and skills required to manage wilderness emergencies.
- 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
- Evacuation procedures
- Moving a casualty
- Communication procedures
- Evaluation