University of Colorado System
Wilderness First Aid Specialization
University of Colorado System

Wilderness First Aid Specialization

First aid for wilderness medical emergencies. By the end of this course, you should be able to understand common medical problems encountered in a wilderness setting and how to treat them with little resources and identify ways to keep yourself and your group safer in a wilderness or low medical resource environment. 

Angela Wright, MD
A.W. Lukens
Todd Miner

Instructors: Angela Wright, MD

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Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn

  • Understand common medical problems encountered in a wilderness setting. 

  • Identify ways to keep yourself and your group safer in a wilderness or low medical resource environment. 

  • Treatments of common medical problems encountered in a wilderness setting and an understanding of when to evacuate.

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Specialization - 4 course series

Wilderness First Aid - Introduction

Course 19 hours4.8 (41 ratings)

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Category: Patient Positioning
Category: Trauma Care
Category: Health Assessment
Category: Emergency Response
Category: Vital Signs
Category: Patient Safety
Category: Patient Evaluation
Category: Emergency Medicine
Category: First Aid
Category: Medical History Documentation
Category: Neurology

Wilderness First Aid - Medical Emergencies

Course 25 hours4.8 (35 ratings)

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Category: Trauma Care
Category: Vital Signs
Category: Patient Evaluation
Category: Public Health and Disease Prevention
Category: Emergency Medicine
Category: Medical Emergency
Category: First Aid
Category: Psychiatry
Category: Injury Prevention
Category: Triage
Category: Neurology

Wilderness First Aid - Traumatic Emergencies

Course 310 hours4.9 (19 ratings)

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Category: Health Assessment
Category: Trauma Care
Category: Splinting
Category: Emergency Response
Category: Patient Evaluation
Category: Vital Signs
Category: Patient Treatment
Category: Emergency Medicine
Category: First Aid
Category: Injury Prevention
Category: Triage

Wilderness First Aid - Environmental Emergencies

Course 48 hours4.8 (15 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Trauma Care
Category: Vital Signs
Category: Patient Evaluation
Category: Emergency Response
Category: Accident Prevention
Category: Emergency Medicine
Category: Environment Health And Safety
Category: Medical Emergency
Category: Emergency Medical Services
Category: Sanitation
Category: Patient Treatment
Category: First Aid
Category: Injury Prevention
Category: Triage
Category: Acute Care

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Angela Wright, MD
University of Colorado System
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