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Wilderness First Aid

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Nov 8-9, 2025

Golden, CO

Colorado School of Mines Outdoor Recreation Center

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Duration

16 hours

Age

16+ yrs

Tuition

TBA

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Ways to Enroll

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Prepare for the unexpected with this engaging, 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!

Course Policies
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Communicable Disease Practices

Student Agreement

WFA Course Outline

WFA Course Overview

Continuing Education & Academic Credit

1 credit University of Utah ($95),0.5 credits Western Colorado University ($123.75)

CPR Included

No

Certifications

CPR (on some courses)

Epinephrine Auto-injector

Wilderness First Aid

Additional Details

Academic Credit (Learn more)
This course is approved for 1 college credit through the University of Utah and 0.5 college credit through Western Colorado University.
 

Course Approval
This course is recognized by the American Camp Association to meet specific ACA standards requiring certifications. The course meets the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid training requirements. Additionally, the Wilderness First Aid course (WILDMI-554), and when included the CPR/AED course (WILDMI-134), are approved by the United States Coast Guard to meet the first aid and CPR training requirements of 46 CFR 11.201(i)(1)(ii) and 46 CFR 11.201(i)(2)(iiI) for a merchant mariner credential.

Customer Service

Registration and all customer service for this course is handled by NOLS Wilderness Medicine.