Complete your Remote First Aid recertification by attending a full RFA course to freshen up those skills! Participants must provide a VALID RFA certificate to the office upon registration and are required to attend the entire program offering.

Please note that participants will receive another Field Guide during their recertification course as the Canadian Red Cross updated the participant Field Guide in 2020 and we want to ensure you have the most up to date procedures and information.

**Online 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.

Day 1: 6pm – 8pm

Day 2+3: 8:30am – 6:30pm

Course will be hosted in either West Vancouver or North Vancouver depending on date/availability of host site.

Complete your Remote First Aid recertification by attending a full RFA course to freshen up those skills! Participants must provide a VALID RFA certificate to the office upon registration and are required to attend the entire program offering.

Please note that participants will receive another Field Guide during their recertification course as the Canadian Red Cross updated the participant Field Guide in 2020 and we want to ensure you have the most up to date procedures and information.

**Online 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.

Day 1: 6pm – 8pm

Day 2+3: 8:30am – 6:30pm

Course will be hosted in either West Vancouver or North Vancouver depending on date/availability of host site.

Complete your Remote First Aid recertification by attending a full RFA course to freshen up those skills! Participants must provide a VALID RFA certificate to the office upon registration and are required to attend the entire program offering.

Please note that participants will receive another Field Guide during their recertification course as the Canadian Red Cross updated the participant Field Guide in 2020 and we want to ensure you have the most up to date procedures and information.

**Online 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.

Day 1: 6pm – 8pm

Day 2+3: 8:30am – 6:30pm

RECERTIFICATION ONLY – MUST HOLD CURRENT/VALID WFR CERTIFICATE.

Participants will recertify 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.

 **Online 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

40 hours

• October 27: 130pm – 6pm (however, we do recommend you come out for this entire day to “refresh any skills”. If you wish to take advantage of that, please come out 830 am – 6pm.)
• October 28-29: 830 am – 630pm
• October 30-31: 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 along with hold a current/valid WFR certificate.

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 recertification 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

RECERTIFICATION ONLY – MUST HOLD CURRENT/VALID WFR CERTIFICATE.

Participants will recertify 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.

 **Online 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

40 hours

• November 26: 130pm – 6pm (however, we do recommend you come out for this entire day to “refresh any skills”. If you wish to take advantage of that, please come out 830 am – 6pm.)
• November 27-28: 830 am – 630pm
• November 29-30: 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 along with hold a current/valid WFR certificate.

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 recertification 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