It is time to start preparing for your unit’s summer outdoor adventures.
The next UPCOMING COURSE – A minimum of 6 participants is required for course. Wilderness First Aid – March 23rd & 24th, 2019
8:00 am-5:00 pm Both Days
Double V Scout Ranch – Ramada Grande
The cost of the course is $70.00. Participants will receive: WFA Field Guide Book, Hands-On learning and field skills in First Aid, CPR and AED, Certification Card and patch upon completion of course.
This course is good for two years. Please note anyone needing to renew their WFA Certification are required by BSA to complete the 16-hour course. The cost is $45 if you still have your WFA Field Guide Book from last course. Renewal must have been completed with-in the last two years
Philmont Scout Ranch, Northern Tier and Sea Base requires that at least one member of each crew be certified in WFA and CPR. It is also important to have this training when doing any treks or outings that are in back country and similar situations where professional emergency care is more than 30 minutes away.
Our Wilderness First Aid course is designed to introduce you to the concepts of medical care in a wilderness setting. The course focuses on skills, practice and realistic scenarios through hands-on skills practice and simulations to teach you scene and patient assessment, basic and advanced first aid techniques, CPR, AED and basic life support skills, minor trauma, environmental topics, allergic and toxic reactions, wound care, bandaging (classic and improvised), bone and joint injuries, splinting, head and spine injuries (assessment and decision making) and other “common” medical emergencies.
This course is a two day – 16 hours long, and is open to any registered Scout Leader and Scout that are First Class, 14 years or older and have earned their First Aid Merit Badge. Due to the serious nature of the course and scenarios a Scout needs to be mature.
