Wilderness First Aid Course Topics

 Training for Wilderness Emergencies

Altitude Illness

  Patient Assessment: Learning to Find Problems Lightning Strike

Shock 

Sunburn, Skin and Eye Protection

Wilderness Wound Care

 Contaminated Water
Burns

Mosquitoes, Ticks and Disease

Bone Injuries and Splinting

 Bees, Wasps, and Spiders

Joint Injuries

 Venomous Snakes

Head and Spinal Injuries

 Hazardous Mammals

Eye and Facial Injuries

 Hazardous Marine Animals

Chest and Abdominal Injuries

Hazardous Plants

How to Beat the Heat

 Medical Problems in the Wilderness

Hypothermia

 Wilderness First Aid Kits

Frostbite

Resources

Submersion Incidents (Drowning)