Wilderness First Aid

Prepare for the unexpected with this fun, hands-on introduction to wilderness medicine, taught over two or two and a half days. If you like to take short trips relatively close to medical resources, work at wilderness camps, enjoy weekend family outdoor activities, or recreate outdoors, this course is for you.

This course is great for people of all experience levels, and is best suited for those who recreate outdoors where EMS response can be expected in a timely manner (fewer than eight hours). You'll learn the Patient Assessment System, how to provide effective first aid treatments for injuries and illnesses common in the outdoors, and how to make appropriate evacuation decisions.

You'll learn both in the classroom and in outdoor settings regardless of weather, so come prepared for wet, muddy, cold or hot environments!

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2018 Dates

Nov. 20 – Nov. 22, 2018 Quito, USA

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018 Washington, DC

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018 Eugene, OR

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018 Hailey, ID

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018 San Diego, CA

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018 Travis Air Force Base (Solano County), CA

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018 Litchfield Park, AZ

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018 Redondo Beach, CA

Dec. 4 – Dec. 5, 2018 Bend, OR

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018 Sausalito, CA

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018 Albuquerque, NM

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018 Southlake, TX

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018 Highland Park, IL

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018 New York City, NY

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018 San Mateo, CA

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018 San Antonio, TX

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018 Wake Forest, NC

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018 Portland, OR

Dec. 15 – Dec. 16, 2018 Stanley, NC

Dec. 15 – Dec. 16, 2018 Denver, CO

Dec. 15 – Dec. 16, 2018 Portland, OR

Dec. 15 – Dec. 16, 2018 Woodinville, WA

2019 Dates

Jan. 3 – Jan. 4, 2019 Terlingua, TX

Jan. 5 – Jan. 6, 2019 Gardiner, MT

Jan. 5 – Jan. 6, 2019 Austin, TX

Jan. 5 – Jan. 6, 2019 Fort Collins, CO

Jan. 5 – Jan. 6, 2019 Roswell, GA

Jan. 5 – Jan. 6, 2019 Mattapan, MA

Jan. 5 – Jan. 6, 2019 Portland, OR

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019 San Mateo, CA

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019 Los Angeles, CA

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019 San Diego, CA

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019 Boulder, CO

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019 Arlington, TX

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019 New York, NY

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019 Seattle, WA

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019 West Valley City, UT

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019 Eugene, OR

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019 Williamsburg, VA

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019 Langhorne, PA

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019 Oakland, CA

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019 Whitmore Lake, MI

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019 Vernon Hills, IL

Jan. 19 – Jan. 21, 2019 La Paz, Mexico

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019 Ojai, CA

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019 Seattle, WA

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019 Washington, DC

Jan. 21 – Jan. 24, 2019 Edinburgh, Scotland

Jan. 22 – Jan. 23, 2019 Seattle, WA

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019 Princeton, NJ

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019 Cumming, GA

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019 Sacramento, CA

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019 Cedar Falls, IA

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019 Columbia, SC

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019 Kamuela, HI

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019 Silverdale, WA

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019 Santa Fe, NM

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019 Brooklyn, NY

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019 Milwaukee, WI

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019 Overland Park, MO

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019 Cedar Creek, TX

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019 Mattapan, MA

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019 Arden, NC

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019 Tampa, FL

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019 Los Angeles, CA

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019 Westerville, OH

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019 Stanley, NC

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019 Tallahassee, FL

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019 Cary, NC

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019 San Mateo, CA

Feb. 9 – Feb. 10, 2019 Chicago, IL

Nov. 20 – Nov. 22, 2018
Quito, USA

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018
Washington, DC

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018
Eugene, OR

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018
Hailey, ID

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018
San Diego, CA

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018
Travis Air Force Base (Solano County), CA

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018
Litchfield Park, AZ

Dec. 1 – Dec. 2, 2018
Redondo Beach, CA

Dec. 4 – Dec. 5, 2018
Bend, OR

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018
Sausalito, CA

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018
Albuquerque, NM

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018
Southlake, TX

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018
Highland Park, IL

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018
New York City, NY

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018
San Mateo, CA

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018
San Antonio, TX

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018
Wake Forest, NC

Dec. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018
Portland, OR

Dec. 15 – Dec. 16, 2018
Stanley, NC

Dec. 15 – Dec. 16, 2018
Denver, CO

Dec. 15 – Dec. 16, 2018
Portland, OR

Dec. 15 – Dec. 16, 2018
Woodinville, WA

Jan. 3 – Jan. 4, 2019
Terlingua, TX

Jan. 5 – Jan. 6, 2019
Gardiner, MT

Jan. 5 – Jan. 6, 2019
Austin, TX

Jan. 5 – Jan. 6, 2019
Fort Collins, CO

Jan. 5 – Jan. 6, 2019
Roswell, GA

Jan. 5 – Jan. 6, 2019
Mattapan, MA

Jan. 5 – Jan. 6, 2019
Portland, OR

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019
San Mateo, CA

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019
Los Angeles, CA

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019
San Diego, CA

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019
Boulder, CO

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019
Arlington, TX

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019
New York, NY

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019
Seattle, WA

Jan. 12 – Jan. 13, 2019
West Valley City, UT

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019
Eugene, OR

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019
Williamsburg, VA

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019
Langhorne, PA

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019
Oakland, CA

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019
Whitmore Lake, MI

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019
Vernon Hills, IL

Jan. 19 – Jan. 21, 2019
La Paz, Mexico

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019
Ojai, CA

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019
Seattle, WA

Jan. 19 – Jan. 20, 2019
Washington, DC

Jan. 21 – Jan. 24, 2019
Edinburgh, Scotland

Jan. 22 – Jan. 23, 2019
Seattle, WA

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019
Princeton, NJ

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019
Cumming, GA

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019
Sacramento, CA

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019
Cedar Falls, IA

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019
Columbia, SC

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019
Kamuela, HI

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019
Silverdale, WA

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019
Santa Fe, NM

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019
Brooklyn, NY

Jan. 26 – Jan. 27, 2019
Milwaukee, WI

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019
Overland Park, MO

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019
Cedar Creek, TX

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019
Mattapan, MA

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019
Arden, NC

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019
Tampa, FL

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019
Los Angeles, CA

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019
Westerville, OH

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019
Stanley, NC

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019
Tallahassee, FL

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019
Cary, NC

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA

Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2019
San Mateo, CA

Feb. 9 – Feb. 10, 2019
Chicago, IL

Feb. 9 – Feb. 10, 2019
Bloomington, MN

Feb. 9 – Feb. 10, 2019
New York, NY

Feb. 9 – Feb. 10, 2019
Santa Barbara, CA

Feb. 9 – Feb. 10, 2019
Pasadena, TX

Feb. 9 – Feb. 10, 2019
Chuluota, FL

Feb. 9 – Feb. 10, 2019
Scottsdale, AZ

Feb. 9 – Feb. 10, 2019
Berkeley, CA

Feb. 9 – Feb. 10, 2019
Albuquerque, NM