Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA) Course
January 21-24, 2010
Enterprise, OR
Are you prepared to respond to a medical emergency in the “wilderness” —be it the backcountry, an urban area in crisis, or an airplane? Wallowa Resources-Wallowa Mountain Institute is sponsoring this 4-day wilderness medical training course through Wilderness Medical Associates® (WMA). This course, taught by lead WMA instructor Dr. Kaare Tingelstad, is a comprehensive medical training class designed for outdoor enthusiasts or wilderness professionals who venture into moderately remote and challenging environments. This class is open to students with no prior medical training. This course is also a recertification course for Wilderness First Responders and Wilderness EMT's.
Register Now!. A few spaces left, as of January 5, 2010. Class size is limited to 21 participants.
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Graduates will receive Wilderness Advanced First Aid certification by Wilderness Medical Associates®, valid for three years, as well as anaphylaxis certification. Wilderness First Responders and Wilderness EMT's will receive recertification.
Wilderness medicine training enables course participants to deal with emergencies when dialing 911 is not an option. Traditional first aid training assumes that an ambulance will arrive on scene very quickly, with highly trained personnel and their equipment. But in the “wilderness”, your own actions may be the only medical care the patient receives for several hours or longer. Knowing what to do, and how to improvise with the items you have at hand is critical.
Wilderness Medical Associates® has long been recognized as one of the leading providers of wilderness medical training worldwide. Dr. Kaare Tingelstad, the lead WMA professional instructor for this course, will address these issues and more. Dr. Tingelstad, a practicing emergency room physician, and his co-instructor are practicing medical professionals with substantial backcountry resumes.
Classes are experiential-based with an emphasis on practical skills. A mixture of classroom presentation and outside patient simulations provide direct, user-friendly and fun learning. Graduates from this course will have the knowledge and skills to understand what to do in a medical emergency and the confidence to do it.
To sign-up, download the registration form and release form and return to Wallowa Resources - Wallowa Mountain Institute. A few spaces left as of January 5, 2010.
Class Format
This course is presented in 36 hours over four days. Mornings are
devoted to lectures and exams. Afternoons are devoted to practical
hands-on sessions and rescue simulations. Expect two or three rescue
simulations with made-up victims and stage blood that will be
videotaped for enhanced learning. Evenings are reserved for study and
assignments. All classes will be held at the Forest Service
Visitor’s Center Classroom and outdoors.
WAFA Course Schedule
Day 1: 9 hours - Introduction/Registration; General Concepts;
Infection Control; Patient Assessment System; Circulatory &
Respiratory Systems; Basic Life Support.
Day 2: 9.5 hours - Quiz/Case Studies; Nervous System, Spine
Management; Musculoskeletal Injuries; Lifts, Moves, and Extrications;
Splints - Extremities; Patient Assessment Drills.
Day 3: 9.5 hours - Quiz/Case Studies; Thermoregulation; Bites
and Stings; Lightning; Elective Topics; Wounds and Burns; Allergies and
Anaphylaxis; Improvised Patient Carries; Patient Assessment Drills.
Day 4: 8 hours - Case Study Review; Elective Topic; Backcountry
Medicine; Medical and Legal Issues; Patient Assessment Drills;
Simulations; Final Exam; Conclusion.
Prerequisites
This course is open to students with no prior medical training.
Students must be at least sixteen years old to participate in this
course. Those under eighteen years of age will require the written
consent of a parent or guardian.
Cost & Sign-Up
The cost of the course is $375. To register, contact Penny Arentsen at
Wallowa Resources (541-426-8053 x24) or Penny@wallowaresources.org.
Limited space available.
Lead Instructor- Dr. Kaare Tingelstad: Dr. Tingelstad is currently an emergency room physician for Black River Memorial Hospital in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and is credentialed in Advanced Trauma Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Wilderness Advanced Life Support. Previous positions were in family practice and emergency medicine in Enterprise, Oregon and California. When living in Oregon, Dr. Tingelstad was the medical director for Ferguson Ridge Ski Patrol. Currently, Dr. Tingelstad, his wife Kimberly and 2 daughters live in Black River Falls, WI. When time permits, he enjoys biking, rock climbing, skiing, kayaking, and woodworking.
Textbooks
All teaching materials are provided by Wilderness Medical
Associates® at no additional cost. This includes a book of lecture
handouts, SOAP Notes, Wilderness and Rescue Medicine, and The
Wilderness Medical Associates Field Guide.
Completion and grades
Grades are based on attendance, course participation, and performance
on both written and practical final exams. To pass, students must have
a cumulative average of 80% or better on the exams and 100% attendance.
Due to our rigorous standards, not everyone passes this course.
Certifications Available
All students who successfully complete the WAFA course will receive a
Wilderness Advanced First Aid certification card and an Anaphylaxis
certification card from WMA. These certifications remain valid for
three years.
Standards
WAFA graduates are eligible to upgrade to a WFR by taking the
WAFA-to-WFR-Bridge course within three years of receiving their WAFA
certificate.
Recertification
Within three years, graduates may recertify by way of a 16-hour
Recertification course. For more information, see WMA’s website.
To sign up, download the registration form and release form and
return to Wallowa Resources.