Wilderness First Responder Class Dates: August 22-30 2010
WFR Course Cost: 855.00, includes tuition, books, meals and lodging.
SOLO’s Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course is the recognized industry standard for those who work as back country trip leaders, camp counselors, mountain guides, river guides, and ski patrollers.
Wilderness First Responder Review:
This two-day course recertifies those with current WFR certification from SOLO, WMA, WMI, and several other programs meeting our criteria. Those with certifications through distance learning programs cannot recertify through SOLO.
Wilderness First Responder Course Description: The Wilderness First Responder curriculum uses the principles of long-term care, improvised resources, and varying environmental conditions as the framework for learning. Now the most widely recognized and most often required outdoor leader certification, the Wilderness First Responder course was first developed and taught by SOLO in the mid-1980's. Created to provide outdoor leaders, guides, and rangers with the knowledge needed to deal with crises in remote settings, this 80-hour certification course meets DOT National Standards for First Responder with additional protocols for extended-care situations. Like all SOLO programs, the emphasis of the WFR is on prevention and decision-making. Students who successfully complete the SOLO Wilderness First Responder course will receive a SOLO Wilderness First Responder card and an American Heart Association Adult Heartsaver CPR card (or equivalent).
Certification is based on successful completion of the course. In order to do so, all certification candidates are required to participate in 100% of the course, as that is the best way to assess mastery of the skills involved. SOLO instructors provide ongoing feedback and many opportunities for questions. Final assessment of each student's skills includes written and practical exams.
The intensive 80-hour curriculum takes place over nine days at our Spruce Knob Mountain Center. A typical day consists of wonderful meals, beautiful scenery and a mixture of hands-on practical skills work and didactic lecture sessions. To optimize learning potentials, SOLO complements these sessions with a variety of mock scenarios and simulations. The program is fast-paced and both intellectually and physically demanding.
The SOLO WFR addresses the issues of medico legal concerns, blood borne pathogens and infectious diseases. The Patient Assessment System, the foundation of the course, trains students to determine what is going on with back country patients. Other sessions provide instruction in traumatic situations as well as medical emergencies. Environmental issues such as hypothermia and heat injuries are dealt with in great detail. Practical simulations and labs provide practice in back country leadership and rescue skills.
Since much of the class time is outdoors, SOLO asks that you come prepared for the time of year and environment in which you are taking the course. Sturdy boots, reliable rain gear, and outdoor items such as hats, gloves, and headlamps are entirely appropriate. A gear list of required and recommended items will be sent to you with your registration confirmation.
To sign up, please send your full payment and registration form to:
The Mountain Institute
The Monongahela Building
235 High Street, Suite 706
Morgantown, WV 26505
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For Payment inquiries only, contact: Caroline Shay at: 304-413-0113
For more information contact: Beth Boehme at: 1-800-874-3050
The Mountain Institute
HC 75 Box 24
Circleville, WV 26804
P: 304-567-2632
F: 304-567-2666
