Wilderness First Aid

Terasec · 12-06-2017, 12:51 PM

Just got my Wilderness First Aid Certification from Wilderness safety council.
so if you have a broken leg/femur, or any other injury and see me coming to the rescue, RUN!!!!!

not sure who has WFA or is familiar with it but wow, not what i expected,
what a deceiving title to begin with,
course was long and hard, not your typical first aid course,
anyone interested in extending their wilderness first aid knowledge base i highly recommend WFA course.
and if anyone has any questions on the course feel free to message me

vtflyfish · 12-07-2017, 06:09 PM

Congrats!!! That's not an easy certification. I did Winter Emergency Care years ago and was surprised at the course depth and breadth.

TCD · 12-08-2017, 10:31 PM

The National Ski Patrol's WEC program has evolved, and is now called Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) in recognition that Patrollers often work summer events.

OEC is at about the same level as Basic EMT, but with less emphasis on ambulance operations, and more emphasis on cold related injuries and transportation issues from the wilderness.

It's a good program. True "Wilderness EMT" programs are focused on treatment of patients who might be days from definitive care. Standard EMT programs assume that the ambulance is already parked right at the scene. OEC is somewhere in the middle of that.

Terasec · 12-09-2017, 08:37 AM

Yes courses are different
I looked into oec courses but those tend to be 80-100 hr courses
Compared to 18 hr wfa course
Maybe sometime in the future can devote more time to take a 80-100 hr course
For those that do thank you as they dont do it to help themselves they do it to help others
And its a great skill set to have

Frankonix · 05-02-2019, 02:38 PM

Might as well attend these courses sometime.

12-06-2017, 12:51 PM	#1
Terasec Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 195	Wilderness First Aid Just got my Wilderness First Aid Certification from Wilderness safety council. so if you have a broken leg/femur, or any other injury and see me coming to the rescue, RUN!!!!! not sure who has WFA or is familiar with it but wow, not what i expected, what a deceiving title to begin with, course was long and hard, not your typical first aid course, anyone interested in extending their wilderness first aid knowledge base i highly recommend WFA course. and if anyone has any questions on the course feel free to message me Last edited by Terasec; 12-06-2017 at 01:01 PM..

12-07-2017, 06:09 PM	#2
vtflyfish Brookie Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West coast of New England Posts: 2,572	Congrats!!! That's not an easy certification. I did Winter Emergency Care years ago and was surprised at the course depth and breadth. __________________ Oscar Wilde:Work is the curse of the drinking class

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

12-08-2017, 10:31 PM	#3
TCD Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,966	The National Ski Patrol's WEC program has evolved, and is now called Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) in recognition that Patrollers often work summer events. OEC is at about the same level as Basic EMT, but with less emphasis on ambulance operations, and more emphasis on cold related injuries and transportation issues from the wilderness. It's a good program. True "Wilderness EMT" programs are focused on treatment of patients who might be days from definitive care. Standard EMT programs assume that the ambulance is already parked right at the scene. OEC is somewhere in the middle of that.

12-09-2017, 08:37 AM	#4
Terasec Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 195	Yes courses are different I looked into oec courses but those tend to be 80-100 hr courses Compared to 18 hr wfa course Maybe sometime in the future can devote more time to take a 80-100 hr course For those that do thank you as they dont do it to help themselves they do it to help others And its a great skill set to have

05-02-2019, 02:38 PM	#5
Frankonix Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 62	Might as well attend these courses sometime.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)