Participants will learn comprehensive first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills, as well as skills required to plan, prevent injury and promote safety for themselves and peers while in a wilderness or remote workplace or community. Instruction will focus on developing leadership skills, assessment, decision-making skills, and strategies for providing extended care for up to 24 hours. Prevention, health and wellness of the group is a key focus. The course is taught in an outdoor setting and requires greater physical activity and endurance than typical first aid training. We also add basic shelter construction that is not part of the certificate!

Duration

40 hours of in class instruction (not including lunch breaks)

Day 1: 2:30pm – 6:30pm

Day 2 – 5: 8:30am – 6:30pm

Audience

Designed for individuals who work in a wilderness setting (3 or more hours from organized health care) with challenging environments and/or varied risk levels and require skills to promote safety for themselves and peers (leading groups in a professional capacity). Suitable for those who wish to become professional guides, parks officials and/or work in fields such as recreation and ecotourism.

Prerequisites

Participants must be 16 years of age and in good health and physical condition.

Completion Criteria

•       Ability to comprehend and successfully demonstrate the skills
•       Ability to complete a written, closed book knowledge evaluation with a minimum mark of 75%
•       Participants must attend and participate in 100% of the course

Certification

3-year certification in Wilderness First Aid & CPR C + AED(digital certificate issued upon successful completion).

Recertification

•       16–20 hours of teaching time
•       Proof of current recognized Wilderness First Aid or Advanced Wilderness First Aid certification (or as legislation dictates) required.
•       Must have access to the most current CRC Wilderness First Aid participant materials

Course Content

•       Planning and assessment
•       Choking
•       Breathing and circulation emergencies
•       CPR C and AED
•       Wound care
•       Head, neck, and spinal injuries
•       Bone, muscle and joint injuries
•       Sudden medical emergencies
•       Environmental injuries and illnesses
•       Poisons and wildlife
•       Extended care and evacuation
•       Occupational health and safety

Participants will gain the advanced first aid and CPR skills required to work and respond to emergencies in remote or wilderness settings, and to provide urgent evacuation and, at times, extended care for five or more days until organized health care can be accessed. Participants will develop advanced leadership and rescue decision-making skills, as well as extrication, and use of professional tools and resources. A significant part of the course is taught in an outdoor setting and requires greater physical activity and endurance than typical first aid training.

Duration

40 hours

• May 19 : 2pm – 6pm
• May 20-21: 830 am – 630pm
• May 22-23: 930 am – 6pm (large dinner break) 8pm – 8 am (day 9)

Audience

Rescuers who specialize in decision-making, evacuation, and transport in a remote or wilderness setting. Suitable for those who work in remote emergency services, remote worksites, ski patrol, search and rescue etc.

Prerequisites

Participants must be at least 16 years of age and in good health and physical condition.

Completion Criteria

•       Ability to comprehend and successfully demonstrate the skills
•       Ability to complete a written, closed book knowledge evaluation with a minimum mark of 75%
•       Must meet additional legislative requirements, if applicable
•       Participants must attend and participate in 100% of the course

Certification

3-year certification in Wilderness First Responder and 1-year certification in Basic Life Support (digital certificate issued upon successful completion).

Recertification

•       40 hours of teaching time
•       Proof of current recognized Wilderness First Responder certification (or as legislation dictates) required
•       Must have access to the most current CRC Wilderness First Responder participant materials

Course Content

•       The Wilderness First Responder
•       Planning and responding to the call
•       Infection prevention and control
•       Anatomy and physiology
•       Scene assessment
•       Primary, secondary, and ongoing assessments
•       Airway management and respiratory emergencies
•       Circulatory emergencies
•       Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
•       Shock
•       Hemorrhage and soft tissue trauma
•       Musculoskeletal injuries
•       Chest, abdominal, and pelvic injuries
•       Head and spinal injuries
•       Acute and chronic illnesses
•       Poisoning
•       Wildlife and environmental illnesses
•       Pregnancy, labour, and delivery
•       Special populations
•       Mental and emotional health and wellness
•       Reaching, lifting, and extricating patients
•       Extended care
•       Transportation and arranging transfer
•       Multiple-casualty incidents
•       Pharmacology
•       Occupational health and safety and workplace considerations

Participants will learn comprehensive first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills, as well as skills required to plan, prevent injury and promote safety for themselves and peers while in a wilderness or remote workplace or community. Instruction will focus on developing leadership skills, assessment, decision-making skills, and strategies for providing extended care for up to 24 hours. Prevention, health and wellness of the group is a key focus. The course is taught in an outdoor setting and requires greater physical activity and endurance than typical first aid training. We also add basic shelter construction that is not part of the certificate!

**Registrations will close 1 week prior to the event! For registrations within one week of desired course, please contact our office at info@exploreridge.com or call (604)477-4663.

Duration

• July 31-August 4: 830 am – 5:00 pm each day

Audience

Designed for individuals who work in a wilderness setting (3 or more hours from organized health care) with challenging environments and/or varied risk levels and require skills to promote safety for themselves and peers (leading groups in a professional capacity). Suitable for those who wish to become professional guides, parks officials and/or work in fields such as recreation and ecotourism.

Prerequisites

Participants must be 16 years of age and in good health and physical condition.

Completion Criteria

•       Ability to comprehend and successfully demonstrate the skills
•       Ability to complete a written, closed book knowledge evaluation with a minimum mark of 75%
•       Participants must attend and participate in 100% of the course

Certification

3-year certification in Wilderness First Aid & CPR C + AED(digital certificate issued upon successful completion).

Recertification

•       16–20 hours of teaching time
•       Proof of current recognized Wilderness First Aid or Advanced Wilderness First Aid certification (or as legislation dictates) required.
•       Must have access to the most current CRC Wilderness First Aid participant materials

Course Content

•       Planning and assessment
•       Choking
•       Breathing and circulation emergencies
•       CPR C and AED
•       Wound care
•       Head, neck, and spinal injuries
•       Bone, muscle and joint injuries
•       Sudden medical emergencies
•       Environmental injuries and illnesses
•       Poisons and wildlife
•       Extended care and evacuation
•       Occupational health and safety

Comprehensive first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who live or work in a non-urban or remote workplace or community, or who are outdoor recreation enthusiasts. Participants will gain the skills and training required for planning, preventing injury, and promoting individual safety in a remote setting.  Includes strategies for providing extended care in a remote setting for up to 24 hours. Part of the course is taught in an outdoor setting and requires greater physical activity and endurance than typical first aid training.

 **Registrations will close 1 week prior to the event! For registrations within one week of desired course, please contact our office at info@exploreridge.com or call (604)477-4663.

Duration

20 hours of in class instruction (not including lunch breaks)

• July 31-August 1: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm each day
• August 2: 8:30 am – 1:30 PM

Audience

Individuals who live or work in non-urban or remote workplaces or communities, or in a wilderness environment (2–3 hours from organized health care).

Prerequisites

Participant must be in good health and physical condition

Completion Criteria

•       Ability to comprehend and successfully demonstrate the skills

•       Ability to complete a written, closed book, independently completed knowledge evaluation with a minimum mark of 75%
•       Must meet additional legislative requirements, if applicable
•       Participants must attend and participate in 100% of the course

Certification

3-year certification in Remote First Aid & CPR C (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)

Recertification

•       8-10 hours of teaching time
•       Proof of current Remote First Aid or Wilderness Remote First Aid certification (or as legislation dictates) required.
•       Must have access to the most current CRC Remote First Aid participant materials

Course Content

•       Planning and assessment

•       Choking
•       Breathing and circulation emergencies
•       CPR and AED
•       Wound care
•       Head, neck, and spinal injuries
•       Bone, muscle and joint injuries
•       Sudden medical emergencies
•       Environmental injuries and illnesses
•       Poisons and wildlife
•       Extended care and evacuation
•       Occupational health and safety