Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Define wilderness first aid
• Assess and stabilise a patient in the wilderness
• Apply effective first aid treatments for injuries and illnesses in the outdoors
• Recall the protocols for managing medical emergencies and evacuations in the wilderness
• Explain how to manage environmental emergencies in the outdoors
• Identify types of cuts and wounds with related care
• Evaluate and treat a patient for nose, abdominal and spine injuries
• Indicate the best protocols and methods for managing musculoskeletal injuries in the remote
• Discuss medical issues due to heat and cold and the best ways to manage them
• Recognise the types of injuries caused by lightning and plan necessary interventions
• Describe various types of animal bites and outline the best intervention protocols
• State basic techniques of CPR in emergencies like drowning