
Wilderness First Aid
Our Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course is designed for the outdoor enthusiast, trip leader, raft guide, or land agency field staff who want more than what an urban first aid course provides. The WFA is a great introduction to wilderness medicine and basic life support skills. This training focuses on prevention, assessment, and treatment of environmental illnesses, recognizing and stabilizing life threats caused by trauma, and calling for a rescue in the event of a wilderness emergency.
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WFA COURSE DETAILS
Length: 2 Days
When:
August 16-17, 2025
Where: Cardigan Mountain School – Canaan, NH
COST
WFA Course with meals and 2 nights lodging: $495
WFA Course with meals: $395
WHAT TO EXPECT
Itinerary
- WILDERNESS FIRST AID
- Night before your course begins – Check into lodging after 4PM.
- Day One classes – 9AM-6PM
- Check out of lodging before class. Day Two classes – 9AM – 6PM
Course Details
The WFA is 16 hours long (two days), and focuses on the basic skills of: Response and Assessment, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Environmental Emergencies, Survival Skills, Soft Tissue Injuries, and Medical Emergencies.
Lodging and Meals
3 meals per day will be included in your course tuition. Cardigan Mountain School will provide meals in their cafeteria on campus. Dietary restrictions can be accommodated with advance notice.
Single-occupancy lodging is available on-site for an extra fee. This can be added onto your course tuition at checkout. Lodging will be in the dorm rooms at Cardigan Mountain School. Sheets and towels will be provided but you will need to bring a blanket and pillow.
What Do I Need?
FOR THIS COURSE, YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING
You should plan to wear or have with you clothing that will be appropriate to the season and location. Weather permitting; we will be spending a significant portion of the class time out-of-doors. If you have questions regarding the usual weather in the White Mountains, please contact us. The following list is to SUPPLEMENT the clothing you will be wearing.
NECESSARY ITEMS
Notebook and pen/pencil
Raingear tops and bottoms
Layers of clothing (so you can take a layer off if you are hot/put one on if you are cold, these are also used for splinting)
Hat – warm, not made of cotton
Mittens or gloves if it will be cold out
Backpack to put everything in
Reusable water bottles (1qt or 1 liter) for drinking water
Footwear for the environment (Closed-toe shoes for being outdoors- sandals are only acceptable for indoor activity.)
HELPFUL ITEMS TO BRING
Ground cloth or small tarp (6X4 sheet of plastic is fine)
Sleeping pad (Examples: Ensolite, Ridgerest, Thermarest)
Bandanas or cravats of any kind
Parachute cord