Wilderness & Remote First Aid Courses in Kelowna and Vancouver, BC

Wilderness & Remote First Aid Courses

Wilderness First Responder

Wilderness Responder Recertification

Wilderness First Aid

Wilderness First Aid Recertification

Remote First Aid

Bear Awareness & Safety

Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Aid courses give you the skills and knowledge you need to be a leader during a medical emergency in a recreational or professionally guided outdoor setting. Learn how to treat injuries and illnesses in remote areas of the wilderness using the supplies available, and make critical decisions about emergency transport, improvised shelters, communications and group safety.

• Remote First Aid (RFA) is 20 hours, conducted in an outdoor setting for at least 50% of the course.
• Wilderness First Aid (WFA) is 40 hours, conducted in an outdoor setting for at least 50% of the course.
• Wilderness First Responder (WFR) is 80-100 hours, conducted in an outdoor setting for at least 50% of the course.
• Wilderness Bridge and/or Recertification courses involve half the classroom time of the full versions, with the same learning and certification outcomes.

 

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