The American Red Cross (ARC) Wilderness & Remote First Aid (W&RFA) training course was created for individuals in back-country and similar situations where professional emergency care is over 30 minutes away. The course combines classroom lecture, skills practice, and realistic scenarios to teach assessment, basic and advanced first aid techniques, extended care, transports and evacuations.

MEALS:  All meals are provided and some snacks.  Any special diets or extra snacks should be brought with you.

REGISTRATION: Because we have to order materials, course participants must register and pay fees, no later than 2 weeks prior to their selected course date.  This fee covers meals, manuals and all course materials. The course roster is filled on a “first registered, first reserved” basis. Maximum course size is 32 participants and minimum is 12 (in order to cover the costs of the course).  Please ensure that we have your current e-mail address for further correspondence about your specific course.

COURSE COMPLETION: Participants must attend & participate in all activities and instruction, including passing a written test to receive the ARC Wilderness & Remote First Aid certification, which is valid for 2 years.

GENERAL ITEMS TO BRING:

1) Bring season and weather appropriate clothing for outside; as we plan to be outside about a third of the time.  You will need to wear comfortable clothing you won’t mind getting dirty or stained, since we will be doing scenarios out doors and working with moulage (fake blood);
2) Bring raingear & a hat in case it rains or snows, 1st aid kit you usually take;
3) Bring snacks and a water bottle or hydration system, tablet, pen or pencil;
4) For outside wilderness first aid scenarios, bring a backpack that contains: a closed-cell foam sleeping pad, sleeping bag or sleeping bag liner, a 9’x12’ tarp, trekking poles (only if you already have them don’t go out and buy them special for this class), 20-feet of 1” webbing or 30-feet of parachute cord, a headlamp or flashlight, and a couple of large triangular bandages (please make certain that all of your equipment is marked/identified);  

FINAL DETAILS:  Class A uniforms are encouraged for Friday evening, but are not required.  You can plan to sleep at Krupp, or make other arrangements.  Class go till 10pm on Friday evening and starts back on Saturday at 7:00am with breakfast and class at 7:30am

The content in the American Red Cross Wilderness & Remote First Aid training course is based on the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines.  This Wilderness & Remote First Aid course carefully follows those guidelines.

We require CPR/AED training and BSA membership to take the course. You must also be 14 by the start of the course.