University of Colorado System
Wilderness First Aid Specialization
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

(73 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

16 weeks 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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Taught in English
48 practice exercises

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First Aid, Patient Evaluation, Medical History Documentation, Patient Safety, Patient Transport, Vital Signs, Safety Assurance, Clinical Assessment, Neurology, Patient Positioning, and Emergency Medical Services

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Medical Emergency, First Aid, Neurology, Patient Evaluation, Emergency Medicine, Patient Treatment, Vital Signs, Psychiatry, Emergency Response, Trauma Care, Triage, and Injury Prevention

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Skills you'll gain

Splinting, Trauma Care, Wound Care, First Aid, Patient Evaluation, Emergency Medicine, Clinical Assessment, Pain Management, Vital Signs, Triage, Emergency Response, Patient Positioning, and Orthopedics

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Skills you'll gain

First Aid, Emergency Response, Injury Prevention, Accident Prevention, Sanitation, Emergency and Intensive Care, Patient Evaluation, Patient Treatment, Medical Emergency, Emergency Medicine, Clinical Assessment, Triage, Environment Health And Safety, and Acute Care

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Angela Wright, MD
University of Colorado System
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