Wilderness First Aid Training Course
In this course, you will develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond to a medical emergency in a remote or wilderness setting. This is a 16-hour class where students will learn to identify first aid issues and provide first aid care when EMS is not nearby. The class fee includes a book and some first aid supplies to take home.
Register
No current registration available.
Date & Times
TBD
Location
YMCA of Sequim
610 N. 5th Ave.
Sequim, WA 98382
360-477-4381
Ages
16+ years old.
Cost
$125 YMCA members
$175 Non members
Additional $25 for adult CPR if needed.
Contact
Cally Tauran, Administrative Coordinator, 360-477-4381 x307
or cally@olympicpeninsulaymca.org.
Some of the topics this training course covers includes
| • Protecting yourself | • Dressing wounds | • Breathing difficulty |
| • Moving and lifting | • Burns | • Abdominal problems |
| • Scene assessment | • Head, neck and back injuries | • Poisoning |
| • Shock | • Musculoskeletal injuries | • Heat and cold emergencies |
| • Control of bleeding | • Extended injury management | • Submersion, Lighting Strikes, Altitude Sickness |
| • Major wounds | • Altered mental status | • How to prepare a first aid kit |
| • Facial injuries |