2-DAY (20-HOUR) WFR Recert

REFRESH YOUR MEDICAL SKILLS

The SOLO WFR Recertification recertifies current WFRs for another 3 years and updates students on changes in protocols and ensures competency of WFR level skills. Students will review essential skills, wilderness protocols, and updates in wilderness medicine.

The American Red Cross (ARC) CPR/AED certificate is offered the first night of the course for an additional cost (good for 2 years).

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course will review the major curricular areas and skills taught in a Wilderness First Responder course. Examples include, but are not limited to: 

• The general principles of wilderness and rescue medicine with an emphasis on identifying medical emergencies, critical thinking, and risk management

• Patient assessment and emergency care including CPR and AED use, basic life support skills, the patient assessment system, patient reporting, and calling for help

• Treatment of injuries from traumatic mechanisms and the treatment of musculoskeletal problems such as overuse syndromes and dislocations

• Environmental medicine including illness and injuries related to altitude, temperature, lightning, submersion, and environmental toxins

• Backcountry medicine including the assessment and treatment of common medical problems

• Non-technical lifting, moving, and extrication of patients with an emphasis on spinal motion restriction when applicable

• Practical Skills including bleeding control, wound management, bandaging, splinting, spine stable patient packaging, hypothermia management, medical kit preparation 

• Extended care protocols, including treatment of anaphylaxis and wound management, in a remote setting, spine injury assessment, reduction of simple dislocations, and treatment for severe asthma

Course Details

STONEHEARTH OPEN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (SOLO)

Founded in 1974 SOLO is the oldest, most innovative, and one of the most respected wilderness medical curricula in the United States. The SOLO curriculum has been designed to give students the skills they need to respond to emergencies “beyond the golden hour” soloschools.com

NEW MEXICO RIVER ADVENTURES

New Mexico River Adventures (NMRA) offers top-tier training and unforgettable river adventures, from single-day excursions to custom multiday expeditions. If you're looking to explore (or work) New Mexico's rivers, NMRA is the outfitter of choice. Known as a trusted resource for swiftwater safety and wilderness medicine, NMRA is celebrated for its fun-loving, highly-trained guides. newmexicoriveradventures.com