COURSE DETAILS
Duration: 80 hours (taught in
non-urban setting) with optional overnight camps
Cost: $889 + HST (Recertification: $449 + HST)
The WFR course is the gold standard for individuals who work as part of a formal rescue and response system, typically having a duty to act as a member of a team; rescuers who specialize in decision-making, extrication, and transport in challenging environments with varied terrain and risk levels.
With a focus on extrication and rescue decision-making, the WFR is tailored to the team approach engaging in a targeted rescue. Through use of professional tool kit and resources, the scenarios involve urgent evacuation and consideration extended care (5+ days) in environments where survival may be compromised.
Intended for rescuers who specialize in decision-making, evacuation, and transport in a remote or wilderness setting. Suitable for those who work in remote emergency services, remote worksites, ski patrol, search and rescue, etc.
Completion Requirements:
100% attendance, skills demonstration, and 75% min. passing grade on written quiz
Certification:
3-year certification in Wilderness First Responder
Recertification:
40 hour recertification. Proof of valid Red Cross WFR certificate required.
Course Content:
- Planning
- Responding to the call
- Infection prevention and control
- Anatomy and physiology
- Scene assessment
- Primary assessment
- Secondary assessment
- Ongoing Assessment
- Airway management and respiratory emergencies
- Circulatory emergencies
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Shock
- Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
- Musculoskeletal Injuries
- Chest, Abdominal, and Pelvic Injuries
- Head and Spinal Injuries
- Acute and Chronic Illnesses
- Poisoning
- Wildlife
- Environmental illnesses
- Pregnancy, Labour, and Delivery
- Special populations
- Mental and emotional health and wellness
- Reaching, lifting, and extricating patients
- Extended care
- Transportation
- Arranging transfer
- Multiple-casualty incidents
- Pharmacology
- Workplace considerations
- Occupational health and safety
- Practice and scenarios
Optional Overnight Camps
Supplementary Content:
- customizable / to be determined
Take-Home Materials:
- Waterproof Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Field Guide
- Emergency Care for Professional Responders Text
- Basic Life Support Field Guide
