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.

People in the wilderness crouched over someone who needs help; demonstrating first aid

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 [email protected].

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