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Wilderness First Aid – 16 hours



Accidents happen! This is the perfect course for people who play or work in the outdoors to gain a basic level of emergency care training. Designed for the backcountry, the knowledge and skills can be applied anywhere using a simple first aid kit and improvisation.  The course covers the following topics in a combination of talks, discussions, skills demonstration, and scenarios:




  • Prevention of Emergencies.


  • Initial Assessment and Response to Life-threatening Emergencies.


  • Patient Assessment


  • Soft Tissue Injuries


  • Musculoskeletal Injuries


  • Environmental Emergencies


  • Medical Emergencies




Successful completion of the course awards the participant with Wilderness First Aid Certification from Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO), a leader in the area of wilderness medicine education.

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Instructor:

Patrick Malone – is a full time faculty member at the University of Vermont and an adjunct instructor for SOLO.  Involved in emergency services education for nearly forty years, he has been teaching a variety of wilderness medicine courses since 1996 to UVM students, the Vermont Game Warden Service and members of other outdoor & emergency service organizations.  A lifetime outdoorsman, most of is current outdoor adventures involve his grandchildren.

Pat Malone

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Wilderness First Aid (16 hours) 
16y - 200y N/A SuSa  05/11/2024 - 05/12/2024
08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Hard'ack - Greg Brown Lodge 		$225.00 R, $279.00 NR
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