Course Overview:
Format:
Students can choose between two formats.
- 2 days of 8 hour in-person training
- Hybrid: 8 hours of self-paced online learning followed by an 8 hour in-person training
* The 2 day in-person course is recommended for first time Wilderness First Aid students.
WFA Pricing:
- Free for leaders/instructors who apply for and receive the Leadership Scholarship
- $200 for leaders/instructors who do not receive the Leadership Scholarship
- $225 for CMC members
- $245 for non-CMC members
*Non-members consider the benefits of joining the CMC: individual-$75/year, family-$115/year, under 30-$39/year. Use the $20 savings from the member discount towards the cost of your membership and take advantage of more CMC trips and classes.
Wilderness Medicine Textbook:
The cost of your book has been covered by the Colorado Mountain Club. You will receive a discount code to order your book directly through NOLS. You will be given enough time to order the book before your class. The book will be shipped directly to you; you are asked to cover the cost of shipping.
Certification:
- Wilderness First Aid
- Epinephrine Auto-injector Training
Recertification:
- All certifications listed above are valid for two years with no grace period.
- Wilderness First Aid can be kept current by taking a 16 hour WFA class within the two year period.
Saturday, July 23
Sat & Sun, Aug 27-28
Transfers, Refunds, & Cancellation Policy:
Up-level your outdoor education and medical training with Wilderness First Responder! WFR is intended for outdoor professionals who volunteer or work multi-day trips in a backcountry setting. The curriculum forces students to think creatively, adapt to ever changing situations, and learn valuable leadership, decision making, and communication skills.
This course will focus on:
- Rescuer, patient, bystander wellbeing and protection
- Risk mitigation for the environment and activity
- Ongoing management for environmental threats
- Spinal stabilization and patient packaging
- Patient physical exam and patient history
- Recognition of life threats and stabilization of emergencies
- Signs/symptoms of medical, traumatic, environmental illnesses and injuries
- Initiation of appropriate treatments based on assessment
- Patient monitoring and vital sign patterns
- Clear/concise verbal report and written documentation
- Planning, appropriate evacuation methods and patient handoffs
*Backcountry Pulse's WFR training does not include wound closing with sutures or staples, needle decompression for tension pneumothorax, invasive/mechanical airway adjuncts, the use of commercial backboards for immobilization (we use vacuum splints), or improvised/commercial traction splints.
The CMC is offering a hybrid WFR course that combines self-paced online learning, live Zoom sessions, and hands-on in-person training.
Zoom sessions will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm-9pm the week before field days.
Field days will take place over two weekends from Friday - Sunday. Fridays will be half days from 5-9pm. The second Saturday will be from 12pm-9pm for nighttime practice.
WFR Pricing:
- $500 for advanced leaders/instructors who apply for and receive the Leadership Scholarship
- $650 for CMC members
- $700 for non-CMC members
*Non-members consider the benefits of joining the CMC: individual-$75/year, family-$115/year, under 30-$39/year. Use the $50 savings from the member discount towards the cost of your membership and take advantage of more CMC trips and classes.
- Wilderness First Responder
- Epinephrine Auto-injector training
- Adult/child CPR & AED
- All certifications listed above are valid for three years with no grace period.
- WFR can be kept current by taking a Wilderness First Responder or Wilderness First Responder Recertification (WFR-R) within the three years.
*Important note about emails: The email address you use when registering will be the email used for all course related resources. You will receive a reminder about your class, access to Google classroom (for hybrid), and your final exam link. Sometimes these emails are sent to your junk/spam folder, please check there before reaching out to our staff.
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Fri, Sat, Sun, Aug 5 - 7
Fri, Sat, Sun, Aug 12 - 14
AMC Golden &
Betasso Preserve Boulder
Friday 5pm - 9pm
Sat & Sun 9:00am-6:00pm
For questions about wilderness medicine, please contact wildernessmedicine@cmc.org
In order to receive free WFA or discounted WFR registration, please submit an online application. The CMC State Office will review applications on a rolling basis. Once your application is approved, the CMC State Office will contact you to get you registered for an upcoming course. WFA/WFR scholarships only apply to courses offered by the CMC State Office.