ECSI Wilderness First Aid training provides 2 year certification for the assessment and treatment for ill or injured people in a remote environment where definitive care is more than an hour away, and the prevention of emergencies in remote locations. Each BSA High Adventure crew is required to have one or two persons certified in Wilderness First Aid.

Prerequisites:
1) Participants must be 14 years of age or older at the time of the class.

2) All students must have current CPR certification with a live instructor (not an online-only CPR course) that expires more than 1 year after class. Please email your certificate contact listed below.

Note: CPR classes will be provided at Camp Teetonkah. You can register via this link:

https://scoutingevent.com/272-CPR2025

Classes are available in other locations too, or by arrangement. Contact John Perry for information.

3) Students must take the online pre-course from ECSI, and complete it with an 85% score on the required test. This will take about 8 hours to complete. Multiple attempts are allowed for the test without additional charge

Here is the link to the online course:

https://bit.ly/BSA_WFA_2024_Q1

Note that this requirement will cost $29

Please email the completion certificate to the contact below before the day of the class

Contact John Perry: jep49236@gmail.com, 517-424-5304

Students must also register using the green "Register" button on this page for the live skills class. Registration costs $71.

SPACE IS LIMITED TO 40 PEOPLE SO REGISTER EARLY.

Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided. Please bring water, notepad, writing implement, camp chair, and backpack with essentials for a day's hike. Dress casually and comfortably for a day outside.

Free camping on Friday night at Camp Teetonkah for participants! A cracker barrel will be provided on Friday night after the CPR class.