Wilderness First Aid Training

Resources related to wilderness first aid training
and safe wilderness travel.

Selection of Wilderness First Aid Equipment

"Take some time to learn First Aid and CPR. It saves lives, and it works."
— Bobby Sherman

Wilderness First Aid Resources

Wilderness First Aid Training is a fundamental wilderness trekking and survival skill. Any type of first aid training can be a life saving skill, but Wilderness First Aid Training teaches you what to do when you are beyond the one hour to hospital tether. These skills are extremely important to any wilderness traveller. Don't take chances, take a wilderness first aid course before you travel into the wilderness.

Survival Medical Page [Equipped to Survive]
Wilderness First Aid: Ready for the Worst [By Cathleen Ann Steg, Scouting 2002]
Wilderness Medical Society [Excellent Resource Section]

Notable Wilderness Medical Suppliers

Adventure Medical Kits [CA USA, Widely available in NA]
SIRIUS Medical Kits [QC Canada]
Wilderness Medical Systems [MT USA]
Zulu Nine Search-Rescue-EMS [AB Canada]

Recommended Wilderness First Aid Schools

Rescue Dynamics [AB Canada, Excellent Wilderness First Aid Training]
Rocky Mountain Adventure Medicine [AB Canada, Wilderness FA Training and Supplies]

Notable Wilderness First Aid Schools

Advanced Wilderness Emergency Response [AB Canada, Alberta Health and Safety Training Institute]
Advanced Response Training [ON Canada, Wilderness, Urban and Aquatic Rescue Training]
Approach Outdoor Education [AB Canada, Wilderness FA Training]
BWI's Wilderness Survival Core Seminar [AB Canada, Survival Psychology & Physiology]
Canadian Wilderness Medical Training [ON Canada, Wilderness FA Training]
Paddlefoot [ON Canada, Wilderness FA and Small Craft Rescue]
SIRIUS Wilderness Medicine [QC Canada, Wilderness FA Training]
Slip Stream [BC Canada, Wilderness First Aid Training]
Wilderness Alert [BC Canada, Back-Country First Aid Products and Training]
Wilderness First Responder Course [AB Canada, Wilderness Medical Associates]

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