Mountaineering First Aid: Fall 2018

The Mountaineering First Aid course is designed to teach the first-aider how to apply first aid skills in the wilderness, perform advanced patient assessment, improvise equipment and cope with wilderness-specific conditions. It will introduce you to caring for people who become ill or injured far from definitive medical care. Emphasis is placed on long term patient care management and specific injury evaluation. Classroom lectures and demonstrations are combined with realistic scenarios where mock patients will challenge you to integrate your learning. At the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge, skills and ability to make sound decisions in emergency situations. Learning takes place both in the classroom and in outdoor settings regardless of weather conditions. Come prepared for wet, muddy, cold or hot environments.

Applications are reviewed, and acceptance is not based on the timing of your application.

Activity Notes

Applications will be reviewed after the closing of Registration. Applications are not accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Priority will be given to LD, provisional leaders, and current ICS students.

Recertification is meant for those who had prior MFA certification within the last 3 years.

Module 1 - Introduction and Patient Assessment System (Long)<br> Module 2 - Head and neck injuries (Shane and Mike)<br> Module 3 - Trauma (Lisa and Margie)<br> Module 4 - Medical and Environmental (Luke and Daniel)<br> Module 5 - Miscellaneous topic, Triage and Evacuation (Long and Trey)

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