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If you don’t need a certification for employment, but you desire the knowledge, this online course is for you. This course is a complete Wilderness First Aid course with all fifty video lectures, demonstrations, and practice scenarios. Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. Learn on your phone, tablet or computer. Included with the course is a free paperback copy of the book, Wilderness First Aid Made Easy.

No matter the situation, when EMS is more than a few minutes away this course will educate you on how to identify and treat life-threatening injuries and how to continue to proved care while waiting on EMS to arrive – from several minutes to several hours.

But unlike most all online first aid course, this course allows you to interact with your instructor. Every Tuesday evening at 8:00 PM EDT on Zoom, Jeff holds Instructor Office Hours. Students are able to ask questions and discuss first aid topics with Jeff. You will receive a Zoom registration link with the purchase of the course.

Learn more about this online Wilderness First Aid course and how to register here.

This is the app version of the Wilderness First Aid Made Easy textbook used by the School of First Aid in their Wilderness First Aid certification courses. Learn more about WFA certification courses offered by the School of First Aid here:

• Blended Learning – One Day WFA Certification
• Virtual WFA Certification
• Virtual Instructor-Led Training WFA Courses
• Recertify your WFA Certification in one day

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You no longer need to travel, stay two nights in a hotel and spend sixteen plus hours in a classroom to recertify your WFA certification. You can view all lectures and take all quizzes online and attend a one-day, COVID-19 safe, skills assessment. You will save time and money.

Review our COVID-19 Wilderness First Aid Skills Assessment Operating Procedures.

Learn more about One-Day WFA Certification here.

If you still have another year left on your WFA certification, why not prepare now to recertify, refresh your knowledge and stay current with Wilderness First Aid Made Easy. Your smart device plus this book equals a WFA Course in your hands. Available on Amazon.

WFA Made Easy App brings a Wilderness First Aid course to your phone or tablet. Available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

A complete sixteen-hour Wilderness First Aid course on your phone or tablet.

Available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

This app equals a two-day, sixteen-hour Wilderness First Aid course in your hands. You have access to over 50 video presentations and demonstrations and easy-to-understand diagrams that walk you step-by-step through the first aid care process.

The procedures and protocols in this app are based on the most current recommendations of responsible wilderness medical sources. Thousands of pages of Wilderness First Aid education text are distilled into less than 50 decision algorithms.

This app guides you through the primary assessment where you identify and treat life-threatening injuries that can kill a patient within the first few minutes of a medical emergency. In the secondary assessment, this app will assist you in identifying illness and injuries and instruct you on how to treat the illnesses and injuries while transporting the patient to definitive medical care.

You have access to the lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and handouts found in a traditional, sixteen-hour Wilderness First Aid Certification course. On each screen of this app, you will find QR Codes and tapping on these codes will display a webpage where you will be able to view a presentation or demonstration. Tap on the QR Code in the upper right-hand corner of the page to view a video presentation. Each page is explained, step-by-step in using concise, to-the-point video presentations that will deepen your knowledge by illustrating the application of Wilderness First Aid concepts.

Table of Contents

I               Quick Start Guide

II             About This App

III            Introduction from the Author

IV            Overall Care Flow Diagram

1              Scene Size-Up and Safety

2              Airway

3              Breathing

4              Circulation

5              Deformity

6              Disability

7              Environment

8              Secondary Assessment Care Flow

8A           Vital Signs

8B           SAMPLE History

9              Secondary Assessment Physical Exam

11           Abdominal Pain Table

12           Chest Pain Table

13           Spine Clearing

14           Abnormal Breathing

15           Anaphylaxis

16           Asthma

17           Breathing Too Fast/Slow

18           Allergic Reaction

19           Altered Level of Consciousness

20           Brain Injuries

21           Hypoglycemia

22           Heat Illnesses

23           Hypothermia

23A        Hypothermic Wrap

24           Shock

25           Chest Pain

26           Infection

27           Friction Blisters

28           Fractures, Sprains and Strains

28A        Arm Splints

28D        Leg Splints

29           Mammal Bites

30           Insect Bites and Stings

31           Snake Bites

32           Burns

33           Frostbite

34           Altitude Sickness

35           Impalements

36           Lightning Injuries

37           Bleeding Control

38           Bleeding Control – Direct Pressure

39           Bleeding Control – Thoracic Bleeding

40           Bleeding Control – Tourniquets

41           Bleeding Control – Pack Wound

42           Bleeding Control – Hemostatic Dressing

43           Amputations

44           Wound Care

45           Acronyms

46           SOAP Note

47           Sources

48           Index

This app appeals to a wide range of people who desire to be prepared during medical emergencies when EMS is more than a few minutes away.

For those who desire to learn how to render first aid but do not require to be certified, this app enables you to study at your own pace and from any location.

Wilderness First Aid Certification students. This app can be used as a companion during your Wilderness First Aid training and as a review tool during your two-year certification. In the classroom, this app is valuable in keeping you on task during the hands-on practice scenarios. Build confidence and muscle memory as you use the decision algorithms as cues for each step of the patent assessment and care process. During the lecture portion of a Wilderness First Aid course, this app is an excellent companion resource that increases knowledge retention by providing graphical views of the patient care process.

Available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play.