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Wilderness First Aid

These courses our run though our affiliate partner, Blue Star Camps in Hendersonville NC. Contact them via email or call 828-692-3591 with questions about the WMA Medical Courses.

This 2 day course will be held at the 650 acre woodland campus of Blue Star Camps in Hendersonville, NC. Accommodation and food is included in the course tuition. For dates and tuition fees click here.

Overview: This 2-day course covers more topics, and includes simulations. This is a good choice for assistant trip leaders or guides who will be assisting Wilderness First Responder or WEMT-trained staff or for those who will be doing 2-4 day trips where they may have to care for a patient for hours.

Course structure: 16 hours over four days. Mornings are devoted to lectures and exams. Afternoons are devoted to practical hands-on sessions and video taped simulations. Expect one or two rescue simulations with made-up victims and stage blood that will be video taped for enhanced learning. Evenings are reserved for study and assignments.

Prerequisites: Students must be at least 16 years old to participate in this course. 16 and 17 year olds must provide written proof of parental consent.

Textbooks: Handouts and the Wilderness Medical Associates Field Guide, The Outward Bound Wilderness First Aid Handbook, and SOAP notes are included in the cost of the course.

Completion and grades: These are based on attendance (100% attendance is required), course participation, performance on both written and practical final exams. To pass, students must have a cumulative average of 80% or better. Not everyone passes this course.

Certification: These are based on attendance (100% attendance is required), course participation, performance on both written and practical final exams. To pass, students must have a cumulative average of 80% or better. Not everyone passes this course.

Standards: The Wilderness Medical Associates WFA course meets or exceeds all requirements of other similarly houred courses (i.e. Red Cross Responding to Emergencies, etc.).

Recertification: WMA certified WFA graduates may recertify with a two-day Recertification course or a three-day Challenge course.

These courses our run though our affiliate partner, Blue Star Camps in Hendersonville NC. Contact them via email or call 828-692-3591 with questions about the WMA Medical Courses.

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