Wilderness First Aid 16-Hour Certification
Self-Paced Online Study + Your Choice of Video/Photo, Zoom or In-Person Skills Assessment
Starts at $119
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Next General Wilderness First Aid Webinar: Thurs. 12/26/24 7 PM ET • REGISTER IN YOUR COURSE
Self-paced online Wilderness First Aid + instructor-reviewed hands-on skills demonstrations
Choose the hands-on skills format that fits your schedule, budget and learning style.
Hybrid courses with online study + in-person skills now available in Lake Tahoe, CA & Las Vegas, NV!
More states coming soon!
Wilderness First Aid
+ Skills Assessment via Live Group Zoom
Self-paced online WFA study + instructor-reviewed hands-on first aid skills demonstrations via live Zoom - EVERY SAT. at 1 PM ET!
Course Highlights
Frequently-Asked Questions
Innovative No-Travel Hands-On Skills Training & Assessment
Learn patient assessment techniques plus spinal stabilization, splinting, tourniquets, compression bandaging and more, using whatever's available in your environment.
Demonstrate skills via video/photo uploads or live Zoom using friends, family or coworkers as volunteer patients" & get individual feedback from our medical faculty.
Wilderness First Aid Curriculum
Via self-paced online classes, interactive video scenarios, medical case assignments, knowledge checks & quizzes
Injury assessment & basic life support
MARCH & SAMPLE patient assessment protocols; breathing, circulatory & nervous system assessment; spinal stabilization; basic CPR & Heimlich maneuver training
Common outdoor medical problems
Treating & stabilizing impalements, broken bones, finger amputations, muscle injuries, bleeding, wounds, cold injuries, heat illness, lightning and altitude ilness & more
Wildlife attacks & treating injuries
Dealing with grizzlies, black bears, mountain lions; snakes & scorpions; other venomous animal & insect bites, stings, rabies prevention & communicable & waterborne diseases
Terrain, temperature & weather hazards
Heat & cold related injuries; wildfires, lightning & burns; floods, tides & drowning; avalanches & earthquakes; acute mountain & altitude sickness (AMS, HACE, HAPE)
Basic outdoor survival skills
Route, logistics & supplies planning; avoiding getting lost, signaling for rescue; finding and treating water for safe drinking, maximizing chances of being found alive
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Plus 8 bonus regional outdoor first aid & survival classes!
Prepare for regional and local wildlife, weather and terrain hazards + common search & rescue calls!
Mountain West
AK, CO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY + BC
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for the Rocky Mountains, Mesa Verde, Lake Powell, Zion National Park, Yellowstone, Lake Tahoe, Big Sky, Glacier, Denali, Katmai National Parks & more
Northeast
CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for the AT, Adirondacks, Acadia, L. Champlain, Moosehead, Cape Cod NS, Blackstone, L. Winnipesaukee, Boston Harbor Islands & more
Pacific West
CA, HI, OR, WA
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Park, Crater Lake, Mount Hood, Olympic National Park, Mount Rainier, Denali National Park, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park & more
Southwest
AZ, NM, OK, TX
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for Grand Canyon National Park, Lake Powell, White Sands National Park, Big Bend National Park, Lake Travis, Guadalupe Mountains National Park & US desert backcountry
Eastern
KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for the Appalachian Trail, Blue Ridge Mountains, Smoky Mountains, Chesapeake Bay, US eastern coastline & more
Midwest Plains
IA, KS, MO, NE, ND, SD
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for the Badlands, Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Ozarks, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Mark Twain National Forest & more.
Great Lakes
IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for the Great Lakes, Boundary Waters, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Isle Royale National Park, Indiana Dunes National Park & more
Southern
AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS
Wildlife, hazards & rescue calls for Everglades, Bogue Chitto, Kisatchie NF, Little R. Canyon, Dry Tortugas, Natchez Tr., Chattahoochee R., Gulf Coast & more
Widely-accepted 2-year certificate
Accepted by National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, National Assn for Search & Rescue, ACA/PaddleSports (American Canoe), mountain rescue teams, ski/beach patrol, SAR teams, local Sierra Club chapters, guide & expedition businesses & many others
NOTE: As a matter of policy, federal & state agencies do not endorse specific wilderness medicine schools or programs.
Preview A Medical Case Video
Test your knowledge with realistic wilderness emergency scenarios
Practice the same MARCH, SAMPLE & SOAP protocols used in medical emergencies around the world
Includes Survival Med Challenge! Webinars
Extra Resources—At No Extra Cost
Optional free enrollment in Univ. of Utah's Associate in Wilderness Medicine advanced certification program—only through Survival Med!
Free access to 50+ hours of advanced wilderness medicine podcasts—from knocked-out teeth to SAR incident command protocols & more!