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Wilderness First Aid - Environmental Emergencies
About this course
In this course, students will learn about environmental injuries, how to treat them, and what conditions require evacuation. This will include animal bites/stings, and temperature-related emergencies, such as those that are heat or cold-related, lightning, altitude, and drowning. Students will also learn about important aspects of camp hygiene, and what to do in the event that evacuation is needed.
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What you'll learn
- Identify and treat animal bites and stings in wilderness environments
- Recognize and respond to heat-related emergencies
- Recognize and respond to cold-related emergencies
- Manage lightning strike injuries
- Treat altitude sickness
- Respond to drowning incidents
- Apply camp hygiene principles to prevent illness
- Determine when evacuation is necessary
Course objectives
- Understand environmental injuries and their treatment protocols
- Learn evacuation criteria for wilderness emergencies
- Apply proper camp hygiene to prevent disease
Public Health
#wilderness first aid
#emergency medicine
#first aid
#animal bites
#insect stings
#heat exhaustion
#heat stroke
#hypothermia
#frostbite
#lightning injuries
#altitude sickness
#drowning response
#camp hygiene
#wilderness safety
#evacuation protocols
#outdoor emergency care
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