Wilderness First Aid Course

ABOUT THE COURSE 

Hosted in partnership with Piedmont Legacy Trails, the NOLS Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course will help you prepare for the unexpected. This fast paced, hands-on training is designed to meet the needs of trip leaders, camp staff, outdoor enthusiasts and individuals working in remote locations. It will introduce you to caring for people who become ill or injured far from definitive medical care. Classroom lectures and demonstrations are combined with realistic scenarios where mock patients will challenge you to integrate your learning. At the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge, skills and ability to make sound decisions in emergency situations.

Taught by seasoned instructors in a two-day format, most WFA courses are held on a weekend. Learning takes place both in the classroom and in outdoor settings regardless of weather conditions. Come prepared for wet, muddy, cold or hot environments.

Dates:

Saturday, September 19, 8a-5p and Sunday, September 20, 8a-5p

Location: Guilford College Community Center

5602 George Fox Rd., Greensboro, NC 27410

Please note: Food and drinks are not provided. We will have a 1-hour break for lunch each day. We recommend bringing your own lunch and eating on-site with the group if possible.

SCHEDULE

DAY 1

Morning

Infection Control and Personal Protective Equipment

Patient Assessment System

Afternoon

Emergency and Evacuation Plans

Spine Injury

Head Injury

Shock

DAY 2

Morning

Wilderness Wound Management

Musculoskeletal Injuries

Afternoon

Musculoskeletal Injuries continued

Heat Illness

Cold Injury

Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain

Shortness of Breath, Altered Mental Status

Anaphylaxis

GEAR

Please bring the following items for your course, if you have them available (It's not necessary to purchase anything from this list if you do not already have it -- Just bring what you can so you can practice with what you have). The course will frequently be outside, regardless of the weather. Please come prepared so that you are comfortable.

• Notebook and pen or pencil
• Watch with second hand (or digital seconds)
• Water bottle
• Small daypack
• Sunglasses
• Headlamp
• Proper footwear (close toed shoes for outside, other comfortable shoes for
• inside)
• Rain gear– top and bottom
• Clothing layers that allow you to be comfortable in a variety of weather
• conditions, including a hat
• Optional: Equipment you might have when recreating outside that you
• could use to improvise with (ex: using a hiking pole or kayak paddle as part
• of a splint)
• Lunch/snacks

Please reach out with any questions! Contact Piedmont Legacy Trails Coordinator DeLaney, dyokley@piedmontland.org.