Wilderness First Aid (WFA)
Wilderness First Responder
Recertification (Recert)
Jackson Hole Outdoor Leadership Institute
October 12-14
Friday, 5:30-9:30pm
Saturday and Sunday, 9am - 5pm
OR
November 9-11
Friday, 5:30-9:30pm
Saturday and Sunday, 9am - 5pm
$245 for WFA per session
$270 for WFR-Recert per session
Wilderness First Aid (WFA) is SOLO’s most popular course and it creates a solid foundation in the basics of backcountry medical care. Wilderness First Aid is designed to meet the need of first-aid training for anyone who works, travels, or spends time in rural or wilderness areas. This 16-hour course examines the role of outdoor professionals in wilderness medicine and the response, care and rescue of outdoor participants in non-urban environments. It provides intensive, in-depth training in the areas of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, patient assessment system, environmental injuries/ conditions, anaphylaxis, lifting/moving/extrication, patient carries, and backcountry medicine. The curriculum covers standards of care for trauma and medical patients for urban situations with additional protocols for remote situations. Emphasis is placed on prevention and decision-making. Certifications upon completion include: Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO) Wilderness First Aid and American Heart Association (AHA), and an optional CPR component is offered in addition to the 16 hour course (Adult/Child CPR). To stay current, you must repeat this course every two years. The WFA course can be taken as a WFR recertification course. You must pass a written exam.
Wilderness First Responder (WFR) & BLS CPR
Jackson Hole Outdoor Leadership Institute
October 22 - November 2
Mon - Fri 9 am - 5 pm
$725
Wilderness First Responder (WFR) is the SOLO course that is recognized as the industry standard for those who work as backcountry trip leaders, camp counselors, mountain guides, river guides, and ski patrollers. The curriculum covers standards of care for urban situations with additional protocols for remote situations. Certifications upon completion include: Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO) Wilderness First Responder and American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider CPR.
There are many situations that may preclude people from taking this course and receiving certification as a Wilderness First Responder. SOLO and JHOLI regret that, unfortunately, not all circumstances can be adequately compensated for with regards to safety and training for certification. Therefore we must (for the SAFETY of all concerned, students and future patients) request that you complete all required forms, assuring competence to participate in this course.