Wilderness First Aid (WFA)
Schedule
Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 at 09:00 am to Sun, 13 Apr, 2025 at 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Southshore Community Centre | Barrie, ON
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Saturday, April 12th & Sunday, April 13th, 2025, 9:00 Am to 4:00 PM each day. The event will be held at Barrie Canoe & Kayak Club, 205 Southshore Blvd, Lower Level.Age: 14+
Price: $210 +13% HST = $237.30
NOTE: If you are an instructor or trip leader you can apply for reimbursement. Email Mike Harrison at courses.bckc.ca with your reimbursement form found at the bckc.ca website: https://bckc.ca/forms/PreApprovalReimbursementForm(APPROVED_FILLRev18.11.29).pdf
WFA is a 2 day course concentrating on the basics of packaging and transporting patients and managing life and limb threats in remote environments. Includes prevention and treatment of common environmental problems like Hypothermia and Heat Exhaustion and Stroke.
Subjects include:
-Leadership & Liability
-Anatomy & Physiology
-Patient Assessment System
-Basic Life Support – Airway Management and CPR in the Wilderness
-Traumatic Injuries – Head / Chest / Abdomen / Spine
-Shock: Recognition & Management
-Patient Stabilization and Evacuation – Patient Positioning / Carries
-Spinal Cord Injury Management – drills & practice
-Wound Management in a Remote Setting
-Musculoskeletal Injuries – Sprains / Strains / Fractures / Dislocations
-Environmental Emergencies – Poisoning, Heat Illnesses, Cold injuries, Drowning / Near Drowning, Allergies
This course is delivered by the Canadian Wilderness Medical Training. Register at: https://www.ultracamp.com/info/sessiondetail.aspx?idCamp=1135&campCode=145&idSession=508486
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Where is it happening?
Southshore Community Centre, Barrie, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
