Wilderness First Responder (WFR) at Black Hills State University - March 2008

The Black Hills State University Outdoor program is offering a Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Course this spring, so if you want to be there for your friends when things on your climbing trip don't go as planned, sign up now!

WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER COURSE

Sponsored by the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS and The Outdoor Education Fund

DATES: March 14 – 22, 2008

REGISTRATION: $610

LOCATION: Spearfish, SD

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Essential for anyone who spends significant time in remote places or who has a professional career in the outdoors, the Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course will prepare you to make difficult medical decisions. This course is fast-paced and engaging. You'll spend half your time outside of the classroom doing hands-on skills and realistic scenarios. In addition to scenarios, you'll participate in a full-scale night mock rescue. WMI's curriculum encompasses a wide range of topics including long-term patient care, wound management, straightening angulated fractures, reducing dislocations, litter packaging and administering medications. You'll complete this course with the tools and confidence to manage patients in the backcountry for multiple days. The intensive 80-hour curriculum is nationally recognized and supported by the Wilderness Medicine Institute's Medical Advisory Panel. You'll be taught by dynamic educators who have practiced both wilderness and urban medicine. This 10-day course is ideal for all professionals operating in remote environments. Adult CPR certification is included. The WFR course is pre-approved for 70 hours of EMT CEU’s by CECBEMS.

REGISTRATION/POLICIES

A deposit of $300.00 is required by December 10th to reserve a space in the course. Registration balance is due the first day of the course. Payments may be made via money order, or check (with driver’s license number), made out to The Outdoor Education Fund; or money order, or cash. Sorry, no credit cards. The registration fee covers textbooks, syllabus, equipment and certifications. Students may also sign up the first day of the course for college credit for $120.00 for 3 credits ($40/credit). BHSU accepts checks, money order, or cash, but not credit cards for these extension classes. A full refund will be given if we are forced to cancel the course for any reason.

CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY

If a student cancels or withdraws from a course: " Greater than or equal to 30 days prior to the course starting date, sponsor will retain a $35.00 administrative fee. " Within 30 days of the course start date and once the course has begun, tuition is non-refundable and nontransferable

as per the following:

o WFA, WFR-R, WMPP loss of full tuition.

o WFR, WAFA, WUMP loss of course deposit.

Acknowledgment and Assumption of Risks Release and Indemnity Agreement: Please read the enclosed document very carefully as it affects your legal rights. Bring the signed document to the first day of the course. If you are a minor, a parent or guardian must sign the document. Failure to provide a signed document will result in you not being able to participate in the course. WMI participants, including minors, will have unsupervised free time throughout the course. Any activities during the free time are not part of the WMI program and are at the sole risk of the participant.

CLASS FORMAT/ EQUIPMENT

Check in is at 7:45 AM on the first day of the course. Course days run from 8:00am – 5:00pm. Two evening sessions will be scheduled. The format for this 80-hour WFR is classroom lectures integrated with practical scenarios, skills practice sessions, case studies, role-playing and simulated rescues. Attendance is required for all scheduled classes. Scenarios, and practice sessions will take place both inside and outside. Please bring outdoor

clothing appropriate for lying on the potentially wet, muddy or snowy, cold ground playing the role of both rescuer and patient. Frequently stage (moulage) blood and make-up will be used to emphasize the reality of a scenario. Generally the classroom environment lends itself to a pair of comfy shoes/slipper and a crazy creek-type chair. You will need: a large day pack with multiple layers, water bottle, waterproof tops and bottoms, sturdy boots, head lamp or flashlight and a watch with a second hand. A 4-hour evening, outdoor mock rescue is part of the curriculum, so please dress accordingly.

CONTINUING EDUCATION COLLEGE CREDIT AND EMT CEUS

The course is pre-approved for three (3) semester hour credits through Black Hills State University at a cost of $120 ($40/credit). If interested, please check with the site host on the first day of class for the necessary information. Have payment ready in the form of a check, money order, or cash. We cannot accept credit cards for these credits.

WMI is proud to be a Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS) accredited organization. Current EMTs are eligible to receive 70 CEU hours for their Wilderness First Responder courses. Please bring a photocopy of your current EMT card(s) with you to your course.

TRAVEL/DIRECTIONS

The course will take place on the campus of Black Hills State University in the Donald Young Center, in Spearfish, South Dakota. From I-90, take exit 12, then travel on Jackson Street past downtown, to St. Joe street (watch for "Juneks Motors"). Turn right on St. Joe, passing the track on the left, then take the next left into the Young Center lot. You will not need a parking sticker to park on campus. Proceed into the Young Center by the main doors. Check in at the front information desk, and receive directions to our meeting room. A map is enclosed; you may also access the interactive map at http://www.bhsu.edu/AboutBHSU/CampusMap/tabid/87/Default.aspx.

LODGING/ RECREATION

There are no meals and lodging provided for this course. Here is a list of lodging options to assist you in making your own arrangements:

Spearfish Chamber of Commerce 1-605-642-2626 / 1-800-626-8013; http://www.spearfishchamber.org/

Lodging: (Spearfish is a tourist town, and a wide variety of housing is available. Those listed below are within 1 mile of BHSU, and are listed from high to low in cost; for more options, see http://www.spearfishchamber.org/ )

Secret Garden B& B (605)642-4859

Days Inn (605)642-7101

Travelodge (605)642-4676

Bells Motor Lodge (605)642-3812

Camping: KOA Spearfish (605)642-4633 (Be aware that spring snowstorms are common)

City Campground (605)642-1340

PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT THE COURSE. THIS INCLUDES LEASHING THEM OUTSIDE. NO

EXCEPTIONS. Any student bringing pets to class will be asked to leave class until the pet is safely situated in a kennel or

other facility. NO SMOKING OR ALCOHOL IS ALLOWED ON SITE.

We hope this information is helpful. Please contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

WMI Contact:

Office hours are Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm MT.

Phone: 866-831-9001

FAX: 307-335-2355

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web site:http://wmi.nols.edu

BHSU Contact:

Chris McCart, BHSU Outdoor Education Coordinator

Phone: 605-642-6027

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Website: www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/cmccart/

DAY 1

8-9am Introductions: Wilderness vs. Urban

9-10am Initial Assessment

10-11am Patient Exam

11am-12pm Vital Signs: LOC, HR, RR, SCTM

1-2pm Vital Signs: BP, Pupils

2-3pm Focused History

3-4pm Documentation

4-5pm Medical Legal Issues

DAY 2

8-815am Problem of the Day

815-9am Review and Practical Session

9am-12pm CPR: Airway Obstruction

Respiratory Arrest

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

1-130pm CPR Considerations for Remote

Environments

130-2pm Oxygen and Mechanical Aids to Breathing

200-230pm Scenario

230-330pm Shock and Bleeding

330-5pm Practical Session

DAY 3

8-815am Problem of the Day

815-9am Practical Scenario

9-1030am Chest Injuries

1030-11am Scenario

11am-12pm Head Injuries

1-2pm Spinal Cord Injury Assessment

2-330pm Lifting and Moving

330-5pm Spinal Immobilization

Litter Packaging, Carrying, and Long-Term Patient

Management

DAY 4

8-815am Problem of the Day

815-9am Practical Scenario

9am-12pm Wilderness Wound Management

1-130pm Communicable Disease

130-330pm Athletic Injuries

330-5pm Fracture Management

6-730pm Traction Splinting

730-830pm Dislocations

830-9pm Practical Scenario

DAY 5

8-815am Problem of the Day

815-9am Review and Practical Session

9-1030pm Hypothermia

1030-1130am Scenario

1130am-12pm Frostbite and Immersion Foot

1-2pm Heat and Hydration

2-230pm Scenario

230-330pm Altitude Illness

330-5pm Practical Scenario

DAY 6

8-815am Problem of the Day

815-9am Scenario

9-10am Cardiac Emergencies

10-1030am Scenario

1030am-12pm Respiratory Emergencies

1-130pm Scenarios

130-2pm Neurological Emergencies

2-230pm Scenario

230-330pm Diabetes

330-5pm Scenarios

DAY 7

8-815am Problem of the Day

815-9am Practical Scenario

9am-12pm Bites and Stings

1-130pm Poisoning

130-2pm Scenario

2-3pm Acute Abdomen

3-5pm Practical Scenarios

6-10pm Mock Rescue

DAY 8

8-9am Practical Scenario

9-930am Common Simple Problems Wrapup

930-10am Scenario

10-1030pm Lightning

1030-1130am Scenario

1130am-12pm Drowning

1-230pm Gender Medical Concerns

230-330pm Scenario

330-5pm Search Scenario

DAY 9

8-10am Wilderness Drug and First Aid Kits

10am-12pm Written Exam

1-4pm Practical Exam

4-5pm Closing Ceremony