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Wilderness Medical Training Programs 2013 Basic 16-hour Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Course is scheduled for February 15-17, 2013, at the Gander Mountain Store in Blaine, MN.
Wilderness and Backcountry Medical Care and Training (Click HERE for STS Training information) (Updated February 15, 2013) Scheduled Wilderness Medical classes: Please read the following information and links carefully! Answers to almost every question we are commonly asked about the Wilderness First Aid classes can be found on these pages. Our 2013 Basic 16-hour Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Course is scheduled for February 15-17, 2013, at the Gander Mountain Store in Blaine, MN. Advanced WFA/CPR will be scheduled for March, after the ski and fat bike racing season is over, in Orrock (Sand Dunes SF). WFR refresher will also be held in Orrock in March. The all new Wilderness Medical Responder stand-alone program will begin in April in Blaine and Orrock. More information will be posted here and on Facebook as it is confirmed. The Basic (and Advanced) Wilderness First Aid classes are designed for anyone who recreates in the outdoors, with or without any prior training. We have had snowshoers and snowmobilers, ATV riders and MTB riders, hikers, skiers, dogsled mushers and 4-wheelers. We've also had doctors, nurses, lawyers, paramedics, preachers and teachers take the classes. Anyone who wants to know what to do when things go wrong an hour or more from ambulances, doctors and hospitals is welcome and will benefit from the training.
The Backcountry Trail Patrol Association and Emergicare Medical Training will be holding 16-hour (each) Basic Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Class at the Gander Mountain Store in Blaine, MN. 2013 Basic and Advanced Wilderness First Aid; Class Cancelled due to lack of interest/enrollment. At this time we are planning a Wilderness Medical Responder/First Responder course starting in April, 2013, using a new curriculum and textbook. Details will be posted here as they become available. We will no longer be able to
offer wilderness medical training at REI stores in the Twin
Cities. (Accordingly, we will no longer be offering a
discount to REI members.) Directions to the class location will sent sent with your confirmation e-mail. Confirmation will only be sent out after six registrations have been received.
Volunteer Mountain Bike and Ski Patrollers e-mail for discount information. Members of the MN Rovers, Border Route and Kekekabic Trail Clubs, SHTA and NCTA should register at the "Club Discount" rate. Progressive Training: Wilderness Medical Training with Emergicare Medical Training is done by progressive instruction. There are three certification levels: Basic Wilderness First Aid (WFA), Advanced Wilderness First Aid (AWFA), and Wilderness First Responder (WFR). Each certification level is built upon the knowledge, skills and competencies of the lower levels. Thus, an AWFA must meet all of the competencies of WFA, as well as those specific to the AWFA. Likewise, a WFR must meet all of the competencies of WFA and AWFA, as well as those specified for entry-level Wilderness First Responders. You must have Basic WFA certification to take Advanced WFA. As the national paradigm for Emergency Medical Services, (or what we in the backcountry call "street EMS") moves into the new National EMS Education Standards, the title we know as "First Responder" is going to be changed to "Emergency Medical Responder". Accordingly, we expect the 72-hour course now called "Wilderness First Responder" will be changing to "Wilderness Medical Responder" in the near future. Emergicare has begun working on a textbook that will take this progression in training from the WFA/AWFA level of our AAOS Wilderness First Aid , 3rd Edition textbooks, to the Wilderness Medical Responder level. *AAOS - American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Emergency Care and Safety Institute. Course pricing and other information can be found by clicking on the links below.
More information on our courses and training materials can be found below. Click HERE to download the application form, with course pricing. (DOC Format) (If paying online, please cut and paste the completed application form, and e-mail to Emergicare.) (See Registration and Refund policies below.)
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Registration and refund policies: Please read: Individual enrollment in all Backcountry Trail Patrol Association/Emergicare Medical Training, Inc. (Emergicare) courses is limited. To reserve a space in an Emergicare course, please return your application form and the appropriate tuition/deposit in check or money order to Emergicare. (We are now able accept credit cards online, above.) Courses under $250.00 require tuition payment in full at the time of registration. (A non-refundable deposit of $100.00 is required for Wilderness First Responder-level courses, and will be applied to the course cost.) Full, non-refundable and non-transferable tuition is due 14 days prior to the course. However, in the event of a student being unable to attend a course they have registered for, their payment may be applied to another Emergicare course at the same level, upon approval by Emergicare Medical Training. Prior to 14 days before the course date, tuition may be refunded, minus a 15% administrative fee to cover expenses. If a program is cancelled by Emergicare due to low enrollment, the full deposit/tuition will be refunded.
Our classroom is Minnesota's backcountry! "Again, I cannot thank you enough for the training class this last weekend. It was valuable not only to me, but my daughters ... as well. We are all looking forward to the Advanced class coming up in two weeks. See you then!" Wilderness First Aid Student "I just wanted to drop you a line to
thank you for an enjoyable weekend of WFA training - I've learned a lot and
laughed a lot ... So thanks! "Thanks for a great class this last weekend--- the practical stuff is the real take home. I'll tell everyone you're the man to see in the Twin Cities for this type of training!" Wilderness First Aid Student "I did enjoy the class. You make it challenging but also fun." Wilderness First Aid Student "Hey – great course by the way – a lot of real life outdoors scenarios, ... – so well done." Wilderness First Responder Refresher Student "I was just about to write you saying what a great weekend I had. I got a turn carrying out ALL 3 evac victims." Wilderness First Responder graduate About Emergicare Wilderness Medical Training: In 1978, Emergicare Ambulance Service was a small, privately owned Emergency Medical Services provider in northeastern Oklahoma. Working with AmCare, (the Central Oklahoma Ambulance Trust) Emergicare developed a strong reputation for providing educational programs for their staff and neighboring EMS agencies, including Intermediate and Advanced Life Support, rescue skills and vehicle extrication and emergency vehicle operations. In 1979, with the development of the Emergency Medical Technician-Wilderness (now called Wilderness EMT) program, some of the Emergicare medics incorporated Wilderness Rescue Associates, and moved to northern New York later that year. Wilderness Rescue, and it's volunteer Wilderness Search and Rescue Team, were also known for providing high-quality training opportunities in high-angle rescue, SAR dog operations and wilderness medical care, and providing first-response medical assistance at outdoor events such as trail runs, canoe races and charity events. Over twenty-five years later, the Wilderness SAR Team (now a division of NAVAC Ambulance Corps) still covers some of these same events each year. Having moved to Minnesota, in the mid-1990s Emergicare and Wilderness Rescue were merged form Emergicare Medical Rescue, to provide special event coverage in their new locale, as a mountain bike medical team. Renamed in 2000, Emergicare Medical Training, Inc. was re-incorporated as a non-profit, educational corporation. Emergicare became a division and educational program of the Backcountry Trail Patrol Association in 2001, in support of the Patrol's requirement that all members have at least 16 hours of Wilderness First Aid training, and training classes were, again, opened to all interested parties. Emergicare trainers were certified by the Minnesota Department of Transportation in 1998 to provide state-mandated training to special-needs transportation drivers. In 2006, Emergicare and the Backcountry Trail Patrol became an affiliated training center of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Emergency Care and Safety Institute, which extends national certification to all of our Wilderness First Aid, First Aid, CPR and AED training programs, and assures that our students have the most current, highest quality training materials and programs. Our instructors are veteran EMS and wilderness medical responders, who use the skills they teach, in real life. Our philosophy, from the very beginning in 1978, has been to offer the very best, most up to date training at affordable prices, to allow as many outdoors users as possible to learn these potentially life-saving skills. Today you will find Emergicare-trained responders on many of the major outdoor "silent sports" events in Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin, canoeing the Boundary Waters Wilderness, patrolling trails in the State and National Forests and state parks on bikes and skis, and mushing dog teams through the Arctic. Recently, two of our WFR graduates even traveled to the Base Camp on Mt. Everest, in the Himalayas. E-mail for further information. Course Outlines Basic Wilderness First Aid Introduction/Registration General Concepts (Wilderness vs. Urban/Suburban) 1. Wilderness Medical Care 2. Applications Patient Assessment Systems PAS Practice Bone and Joint Injuries Fractures Sprains and Strains Dislocations Wounds and Soft Tissue injuries Group Simulations Heat and Cold Hypothermia Frostbite/Frostnip/Immersion foot Hyperthermia/Heat Illnesses Burns Lightning/Electrical injuries First Aid Kits Transport Lifting, moving and extrications Patient carries Allergies and anaphylaxis Basic exam Practical exam
Advanced Wilderness First Aid Introduction Review of material covered to date Infection Control Cardiac problems in the backcountry Bites and stings Animal Attacks Backcountry Medicine Transport Packaging and transportation Improvised transport Medical/Legal Issues Case study review Elective Topics (2 Selected by class vote) Search and Rescue Near-drowning Altitude Illness Patient Assessment Drills Simulations Final Written and Practical Exam AAOS CPR Certification Emergency medical care training and techniques are constantly being updated. This is particularly true in the area of wilderness care. Supplemental and updated material is provided through classroom presentations and printed handout materials. Wilderness Medical Textbooks Emergicare uses the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons/Wilderness Medical Society textbook for Basic and Advanced Wilderness First Aid.
Wilderness First Aid, Third Edition: From the AAOS/ECSI Website: Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care for Remote Locations provides information on how to handle common injuries and illnesses when medical care is an hour away or more. Designed for those who work or travel in remote locations, this comprehensive guide will teach you what to look for and what to do in the event of an emergency, and direct you to the most appropriate type of care. Completely revised, the Third Edition contains updated information on first aid training and complies with current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiovascular care (ECC) guidelines. We will be using a new Wilderness First Responder textbook starting in 2013.
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