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| ⚫ | [[Philmont Scout Ranch|Philmont]] requires that a least one person, preferably two, (either an advisor or a youth participant) in each crew be currently certified in Wilderness First Aid or the equivalent* and CPR from the [[American Heart Association]], the [[American Red Cross]], [[Emergency Care and Safety Institute]] (ECSI), or [[American Safety & Health Institute]] (ASHI). The preferred course is the American Red Cross, Wilderness First Aid, which is a sixteen-hour course designed to help in situations when help is not readily available. Several hours may be required for high adventure staff to reach a remote backcountry location after a message is delivered to the nearest staffed camp. First aid and CPR training will result in proper and prompt attention being given to injuries and/or illnesses. You must present current certification cards upon check in to verify this requirement. |
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Revision as of 23:05, 29 August 2011
Wilderness first aid is a relatively new field compared to regular or 'urban' first aid. For this reason, there are a number of boards and societies which have been formed in recent years to attempt to establish normalized standards for wilderness first aid certification and wilderness medicine in general. Currently, there is no "National Standards" for wilderness medicine, however one of the most popularly followed curricula is the "National Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care" published by the Wilderness Medical Society.
Certification
The American Red Cross Wilderness & Remote First Aid (r.2010) certification is valid for 2 years.[1]
In Canada the first wilderness first aid course were first taught in the mid 1980's and the first organization (now defunct 1986 to 1998) to adopt standards was the Wilderness First Aid and Safety Association of BC[citation needed].[2]
The Boy Scouts of America is now also requiring a Wilderness First Aid certification for anybody who goes on a High-Adventure trek.[3]
In Scouting
Philmont requires that a least one person, preferably two, (either an advisor or a youth participant) in each crew be currently certified in Wilderness First Aid or the equivalent* and CPR from the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI), or American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI). The preferred course is the American Red Cross, Wilderness First Aid, which is a sixteen-hour course designed to help in situations when help is not readily available. Several hours may be required for high adventure staff to reach a remote backcountry location after a message is delivered to the nearest staffed camp. First aid and CPR training will result in proper and prompt attention being given to injuries and/or illnesses. You must present current certification cards upon check in to verify this requirement.
See also
- Wilderness first aid
- Wilderness medicine
- Wilderness Medical Society
- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
- Outdoor Emergency Care
- Certified first responder
- National First Responders Organization
- Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician
- Wilderness First Responder
References
- ^ [1] redcross.org
- ^ [2] St. John Ambulance provides a Wilderness First Aid course
- ^ Boy Scouts of America, NCAC Council
- ^ http://www.nsc.org/safety_work/FirstAidResource/Documents/Boy%20Scouts%20of%20America.pdf