University of Colorado System
Wilderness First Aid Specialization

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University of Colorado System

Wilderness First Aid Specialization

First aid for wilderness medical emergencies. By the end of this course, you should be able to understand common medical problems encountered in a wilderness setting and how to treat them with little resources and identify ways to keep yourself and your group safer in a wilderness or low medical resource environment. 

Angela Wright, MD
A.W. Lukens
Todd Miner

Instructors: Angela Wright, MD

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.8

(62 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 months to complete
at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Understand common medical problems encountered in a wilderness setting. 

  • Identify ways to keep yourself and your group safer in a wilderness or low medical resource environment. 

  • Treatments of common medical problems encountered in a wilderness setting and an understanding of when to evacuate.

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Category: First Aid
Category: Patient Evaluation
Category: Health Assessment
Category: Medical History Documentation
Category: Patient Safety
Category: Trauma Care
Category: Vital Signs
Category: Neurology
Category: Emergency Medicine
Category: Patient Positioning
Category: Emergency Response

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Medical Emergency
Category: Psychiatry
Category: Patient Evaluation
Category: Neurology
Category: First Aid
Category: Public Health and Disease Prevention
Category: Injury Prevention
Category: Triage
Category: Vital Signs
Category: Emergency Medicine
Category: Trauma Care

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: First Aid
Category: Trauma Care
Category: Splinting
Category: Injury Prevention
Category: Patient Evaluation
Category: Emergency Response
Category: Patient Treatment
Category: Vital Signs
Category: Emergency Medicine
Category: Health Assessment
Category: Triage

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Emergency Response
Category: Accident Prevention
Category: First Aid
Category: Sanitation
Category: Triage
Category: Patient Evaluation
Category: Trauma Care
Category: Medical Emergency
Category: Environment Health And Safety
Category: Emergency Medicine
Category: Vital Signs
Category: Emergency Medical Services
Category: Patient Treatment
Category: Acute Care
Category: Injury Prevention

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Angela Wright, MD
University of Colorado System
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