Wilderness First Responder Course Outline
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A happy graduating class in Telluride!

THE OVERALL COURSE TIME OF 76 HOURS IS STANDARD. THE ORDER OF PRESENTATION BELOW MAY ADJUST AS NEEDED. EXERCISES AND SCENARIOS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE TRAINING. 

DAY 1: Saturday 
8:00 AM: REGISTRATION 
(Enrollment and collection of fees) 

• Introduction: Medical Care in the Backcountry 
• The Emergency Medical System 
• Medical-Legal Issues 
• Anatomy & Physiology 
• Infection Control 
• Patient Assessment System (PAS) 

Day 2: Sunday 

• Quiz 
• Field Documentation: the SOAP Note 
• Pathogens & the Immune Response 
• Respiratory System 

Day 3: Monday 

• Quiz 
• Respiratory Emergencies 
• Drowning and Near Drowning 
• Circulatory System 
• Cardiac Emergencies 
• CPR Review & Testing 
• Pharmacology 
• Water, Sanitation, Camp Hygiene 

Day 4: Tuesday 

• Quiz 
• Toxins, North American Bites & Stings 
• Neurological System: Head Injuries 
• Clearing the Spine 
• Spine Stabilization 

Day 5: Wednesday. 

• Quiz 
• Lifts, Moves, Carries 
• Cold Injuries 
• Heat Injuries 
• Lightning Injuries 
• Packaging the Patient - Hypowrap 
• Packaging the Patient - Stokes Litter 
• Low-angle rescue: litter belay 

Day 6: Thursday 

• Quiz 
• Trek Planning 
• Search and Rescue 
• Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat (EENT) Emergency 
• Soft Tissue Injuries 
• Injuries Peculiar to Hunting 
• Thermal Burns, Management of Friction Blisters 

Day 7: Friday 

• Quiz 
• Musculo-Skeletal Injuries - Sprains and Strains 
• M/S Injuries - Fractures 
• M/S Injuries - Dislocations 
• Trauma Survey 
• Incident Command System (ICS) 
• Teamwork in Multiple Casualty Incidents 

Day 8: Saturday 

• Quiz 
• Altitude Medicine 
• First Aid Kits, Equipment & Supplies 
• Assessing Medical Emergencies 
• Gastrointestinal System 
• Diabetes 
• Genito-Urinary System 

Day 9: Sunday 

• Lectures Wrap-up 
• Backcountry Rescue Exercise 
• CISD: Critical Incident Stress Debriefing 
• Final Written Examination