Basic Wilderness Life Support: Wilderness First Responder

Weber State University | Wilderness First Responder Hybrid Course

This course is designed to provide professional guides and other non-medical professionals with an in-depth knowledge of wilderness medicine and the basic skills to treat the most common injuries and illnesses encountered in the wilderness.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome to your Hybrid WFR course!
1. Powerpoint: Patient Assessment
2. Video: Patient Assessment
3. Blank Patient Assessment Form
4. Assignment: Patient Assessment Video with SOAP Note
5. Victim Assessment Guide
6. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Patient Assessment
7. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Assessment of the Patient in the Wilderness (Part 1 - 24 minutes)
8. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Assessment of the Patient in the Wilderness (Part 2 - 22 minutes)
9. Quiz: Patient Assessment
1. Powerpoint: Vital Signs
2. Vital Signs Log
3. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Vital Signs
4. Quiz: Vital Signs
1. Powerpoint: Airway and Breathing
2. CPR Educational Protocol
3. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Airway and Breathing
4. 1. Single Rescuer CPR
5. 2. Two Rescuer CPR
6. 3. AED Application
7. Airway and Breathing, CPR Test
1. Powerpoint: Bleeding and Shock
2. 6. Tourniquet Application
3. 7. Improvised Tourniquet
4. 8. Pressure Bandage
5. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Bleeding and Shock
6. Quiz: Bleeding and Shock
1. Powerpoint: Wilderness Wound Management
2. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Wilderness Wound Management
3. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Wound Management in the Wilderness (21 minutes)
4. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Blister Care and Wound Ointments
5. Quiz: Wilderness Wound Management
1. Powerpoint: Head Trauma and Spinal Injuries
2. Video: C-Spine Assessment
3. Video: Improvised C-Collar
4. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Head Trauma and Spinal Injuries
5. Quiz: Head Trauma and Spine
1. Powerpoint: Abdominal and Chest Injuries
2. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Abdominal and Chest Injuries
3. (OPTIONAL) Additional Resources
4. Quiz: Abdominal and Chest Injuries
1. Powerpoint: Musculoskeletal Injuries
2. Video: Intro to Splinting
3. Video: Splinting Joints (Wrist)
4. Video: Sling and Swathe
5. Video: Sling and Swathe (Improvised)
6. Video: Lower Extremity Splint
7. Video: Splinting a Knee Injury
8. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Musculoskeletal Injuries
9. Quiz: Extremity (Musculoskeletal) Injuries
1. Powerpoint: Medical Problems- Abdominal Pain
2. Powerpoint: Medical Problems - Anaphylaxis and Allergies
3. Powerpoint: Medical Problems- Diabetes
4. Powerpoint: Medical Problems- Heart and Lung
5. Powerpoint: Medical Problems: Neurological Emergencies
6. 4. Epinephrine Injection
7. Epinephrine Auto Injector Certification
8. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Medical Problems in the Wilderness
9. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Medical Problems in the Wilderness (Part 1 - 16 minutes)
10. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Medical Problems in the Wilderness (Part 2 - 21 minutes)
11. (Optional) Reading: Infectious Disease-- for more information on gastrointestinal diseases
12. Quiz: Medical Problems in the Wilderness
1. Powerpoint: Genitourinary Emergencies
2. (Optional) Reading: Genitourinary Emergencies
3. Quiz: Genitourinary Emergencies
1. Powerpoint: Heat Induced Illness
2. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Heat Induced Injuries
3. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Heat Stroke
4. (OPTIONAL) Additional Resources
5. Quiz: Heat Induced Illness
1. Powerpoint: Hypothermia and Cold Injuries
2. Cold Card Infographic
3. Hypothermia Treatment Flow Chart
4. 9. Hypothermia Wrap
5. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Hypothermia and Cold Injuries
6. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Cold Related Illness
7. (OPTIONAL) Supplemental readings
8. Quiz: Hypothermia and Cold
1. Powerpoint: Drowning and Water Safety
2. Shallow Water Blackout
3. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Drowning and Water Safety
4. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Drowning and Water Safety
5. Quiz: Drowning and Water Safety
1. Powerpoint: Dive Medicine
2. Reading: Dive Medicine
3. Quiz: Dive Medicine
1. Powerpoint: Altitude Illness
2. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Altitude Illness
3. Quiz: Altitude Illness
1. Powerpoint: Avalanche Preparedness
2. Reading: Avalanche Survival
3. Know Before You Go: Avalanche Awareness and Safety (Part 1)
4. Know Before You Go: Avalanche Awareness and Safety (Part 2)
5. Quiz: Avalanche Survival
1. Powerpoint: Lightning
2. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Lightning Prevention
3. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Lightning Injuries & Prevention
4. Quiz: Lightning Injuries and Prevention
1. Powerpoint: Bites and Stings
2. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Bites and Stings
3. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Bites and Stings - Spiders, Mosquitos, Scorpions, and Bees (25 minutes)
4. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Bites and Stings - Bears and Snakes (24 minutes)
5. Quiz: Bites and Stings
1. Powerpoint: Eye Injuries and Disorders
2. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Eye Injuries and Disorders
3. Quiz: Eye Injuries and Disorders
1. Powerpoint: Wilderness Dentistry
2. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Dental Problems in the Wilderness
3. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Wilderness Dentistry
4. Quiz: Wilderness Dentistry
1. Powerpoint: Skin Disorders
2. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Skin Disorders
3. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Wilderness Dermatology
4. Quiz: Skin Disorders
1. Powerpoint: Psychological Consequences
2. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Psychological Consequences
3. Quiz: Psychological Consequences
1. Powerpoint: Water Disinfection and Hydration
2. Reading: Water Disinfection and Hydration
3. Quiz: Water Disinfection and Sanitization
1. Powerpoint: Wilderness Medical Kits
2. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Wilderness Medical Kits
3. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Wilderness Medical Kits Part I
4. (OPTIONAL) Podcast: Wilderness Medical Kits Part II
5. Quiz: Wilderness Medical Kits
1. Powerpoint: Law and the Wilderness
2. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Law and the Wilderness
3. Quiz: Law and the Wilderness
1. Powerpoint: Evacuation Guidelines
2. Video: Building a Rope Litter
3. Video: Rope Litter Execution
4. (OPTIONAL) Reading: Evacuation Guidelines
5. Quiz: Evacuation Guidelines

About this course

Free
133 lessons
1.5 hours of video content

Weber State University | Wilderness First Responder Hybrid Course

Course curriculum

Introduction to Wilderness Medicine

Patient Assessment System

Vital Signs

Airway, Breathing, and CPR

Bleeding and Shock

Wilderness Wound Management

Head and Spine

Abdominal and Chest Injuries

Musculoskeletal Injuries

Medical Problems in the Wilderness

Genitourinary Emergencies

Heat Induced Illness

Hypothermia and Cold Injuries

Drowning and Water Safety

(OPTIONAL) Dive Medicine

Altitude Illness

Avalanche Survival

Lightning Injuries and Prevention

Bites and Stings

Eye Injuries and Disorders

Wilderness Dentistry

Skin Disorders

Psychological Consequences of Wilderness Travel

Water Disinfection and Hydration

Wilderness Medical Kits

Law and the Wilderness

Evacuation Guidelines

About this course