Course Outline

Wilderness First Responder Outline

DAY 1
8-9am Introductions: Wilderness vs. Urban
9-10am Initial Assessment
10-11am Patient Exam
11am-12pm Vital Signs: LOC, HR, RR, SCTM
1-2pm Vital Signs: BP, Pupils
2-3pm Focused History
3-4pm Documentation
4-5pm Medical Legal Issues

DAY 2
8-815am Problem of the Day
815-9am Review and Practical Session
9am-12pm CPR: Airway Obstruction
Respiratory Arrest
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
1-130pm CPR Considerations for Remote Environments
130-2pm Oxygen and Mechanical Aids to Breathing
200-230pm Scenario
230-330pm Shock and Bleeding
330-5pm Practical Session

DAY 3
8-815am Problem of the Day
815-9am Practical Scenario
9-1030am Chest Injuries
1030-11am Scenario
11am-12pm Head Injuries
1-2pm Spinal Cord Injury Assessment
2-330pm Lifting and Moving
330-5pm Spinal Immobilization
Litter Packaging, Carrying, and Long-Term Patient Management

DAY 4
8-815am Problem of the Day
815-9am Practical Scenario
9am-12pm Wilderness Wound Management
1-130pm Communicable Disease
130-330pm Athletic Injuries
330-5pm Fracture Management

6-730pm Traction Splinting
730-830pm Dislocations
830-9pm Practical Scenario

DAY 5
8-815am Problem of the Day
815-9am Review and Practical Session
9-1030pm Hypothermia
1030-1130am Scenario
1130am-12pm Frostbite and Immersion Foot
1-2pm Heat and Hydration
2-230pm Scenario
230-330pm Altitude Illness
330-5pm Practical Scenario

DAY 6
DAY OFF

DAY 7
8-815am Problem of the Day
815-9am Scenario
9-10am Cardiac Emergencies
10-1030am Scenario
1030am-12pm Respiratory Emergencies
1-130pm Scenarios
130-2pm Neurological Emergencies
2-230pm Scenario
230-330pm Diabetes
330-5pm Scenarios

DAY 8
8-815am Problem of the Day
815-9am Practical Scenario
9am-12pm Bites and Stings
1-130pm Poisoning
130-2pm Scenario
2-3pm Acute Abdomen
3-5pm Practical Scenarios

DAY 9
8-9am Practical Scenario
9-930am Common Simple Problems Wrap-up
930-10am Scenario
10-1030pm Lightning
1030-1130am Scenario
1130am-12pm Drowning
1-230pm Gender Medical Concerns
230-330pm Scenario
330-5pm Search Scenario
6-10pm Mock Rescue

DAY 10
8-10am Wilderness Drug and First Aid Kits
10am-12pm Written Exam
1-4pm Practical Exam
4-5pm Closing Ceremony