Scouting America requires Wilderness and Remote First Aid certification for all of its high-adventure camps and other programs. This is a great opportunity to be prepared for Philmont, The Summit, Sea Base and Northern Tier adventures. Many adult and youth leaders take the course just to be better able to respond to such events for the benefit of their troop. Virginia Headwaters Camping Committee will be offering ARC Wilderness and Remote First Aid certification this spring.

Date: Saturday March 15th (9am-6pm) and Sunday March 16st (9 am-5 pm)

Instructors: Jay Fox ARC FA/CPR/AED Instructor Trainer and trained Camping Committee members.

Location: Camp Shenandoah. Overnight camping on Friday and Saturday nights is available on your own at camp.

Cost: $85: Includes course materials. You will need to provide your own food and snacks. CPR/AED class will be offered Friday night (14th) to those who need (must have current CPR/AED training to take WRFA). Cost for CPR/AED is an additional $40.

Deadline for Registration: Monday March 10th

 Prerequisites:

Minimum age of 14 (adult leaders and older Scouts are encouraged to attend). Basic knowledge of first aid at level of First Aid Merit Badge.

Current Adult CPR/AED certification.

If needed, the CPR/AED course is available on Friday, March 14th starting at 7:00 pm for additional fee of $40. You may wish to spend the night at camp on your own due to late hour of completion.

Ability to learn and perform advanced first aid and other physically- demanding skills, such as evacuating an injured person.

Description: Wilderness and Remote First Aid teaches participants how to prevent, assess and treat medical and traumatic emergencies in remote environments or urban disasters where definitive care of a physician and/or rapid transport is not readily available. The course follows the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines as well as requirements of other organizations such as Girl Scouts of the USA and the American Camp Association. It offers enhanced content and topics to meet OSHA’s Best Practices for Workplace First Aid Training Programs. It can be adapted to meet the needs of training for youth-oriented organizations, adult participants in outdoor recreational activities or remote locations, and employees working in wilderness and remote settings.

It is taught separately Friday evening.

*Many of the first aid techniques discussed in this course should be used only as a last resort and not in urban settings when EMS is available within minutes.

*Participants will receive the 128-page American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid Emergency Reference Guide and the American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid Pocket Guide.