Dates: April 27, 28 and 29 (Saturday, Sunday and Monday) (FULL)
May 20, 21, and 22 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day
Location: 3-36 Tory Building (May 20) and Emily Murphy Park (May 21 & 22)
Cost: $325.00
Pre-Requisite: Current Intermediate First Aid Certification
This is restricted to University of Alberta faculty, staff and students. Please fill out information below and submit it to pre-register. Once submitted, you will be emailed by the course provider to let you know whether there is room in the class and the method of payment. You will submit payment to the course provider directly. In order to hold your place in the class, you must submit payment. Unfortunately, there are no longer subsidies for Wilderness First Aid offered by Health, Safety and Environment.
Participants receive the following certification:
Wilderness First Aid Certification
Topics include:
- Introduction to Wilderness Survival
- Emergency Scene Management
- Airway and Breathing Emergencies
- Circulatory Emergencies
- Medical Emergencies
- Head and Neck Injuries
- Severe Bleeding
- Wound Care
- Bone and Joint Injuries
- Burns
- Eye Injuries
- Multiple Casualty Management
- Poisons, Bites and Stings
- Environmental Emergencies
- Rescue Carries
- Dental Emergencies
- Aquatic Emergencies
- Altitude Illness
- Extended Care
- Casualty Evacuation
- Communication
- Critical Incident Stress
- Psychology of Survival