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Course Title | Cred | Days | Time | Room | Seats Avail | Instructor (Fees) | |
ECP_102_01 | Wilderness First Aid Meets: 9/27/2024-9/29/2024 Kalispell Campus Late Starting Course Note: This class meets for three days only: September 27, 28, and 29. | 1cr | F SSu | 1:00PM-5:00PM 8:00AM-5:00PM | BC 107 BC 107 | 3 | L Tidwell W Tidwell L Tidwell W Tidwell Add'l Fee: $67.50 |
Wilderness First Aid This course covers basic emergency medical and trauma scenarios typically encountered in remote, austere, or wilderness environments. This includes common medical emergencies such as diabetes, seizures, asthma, anaphylaxis, and cardiac arrest, as well as trauma emergencies such as soft tissue wounds, head and spine injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, and shock. The course consists of in-depth discussions and hands-on training with splinting, bleeding control, wound management, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Also discussed are legalities within wilderness medicine and how emergencies can be addressed in a wilderness environment. This includes topics such as evacuation, litter construction, backcountry communications, and decision-making.Successful course completion results in the award of Wilderness First Aid certification that is valid for 2 years. Certification can be renewed through any wilderness medicine training organization that offers Wilderness First Aid training. |
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