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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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.8

(61 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 months
at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: First Aid
Category: Health Assessment
Category: Vital Signs
Category: Patient Coordination
Category: Record Keeping
Category: Safety Assurance
Category: Emergency Medicine
Category: Patient Treatment
Category: Triage

Wilderness First Aid - Medical Emergencies

Course 25 hours4.8 (35 ratings)

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Category: Medical Emergency
Category: First Aid
Category: Mental Health
Category: Patient Treatment
Category: Vital Signs
Category: Trauma Care
Category: Triage
Category: Injury Prevention
Category: Emergency Medicine
Category: Emergency Response
Category: Accident Prevention
Category: Psychiatry
Category: Health Assessment

Wilderness First Aid - Traumatic Emergencies

Course 310 hours4.9 (18 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

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

Wilderness First Aid - Environmental Emergencies

Course 48 hours4.8 (15 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: First Aid
Category: Accident Prevention
Category: Sanitation
Category: Emergency Response
Category: Acute Care
Category: Decision Making
Category: Emergency and Intensive Care
Category: Vital Signs
Category: Injury Prevention
Category: Environment Health And Safety
Category: Medical Emergency
Category: Patient Treatment
Category: Safety Assurance
Category: Trauma Care
Category: Health Assessment
Category: Infectious Diseases
Category: Emergency Medicine

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Angela Wright, MD
University of Colorado System
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