Wilderness First Aid

Series Summary

Wilderness first aid training is important for anyone spending any amount of time in the wilderness. Most outdoors enthusiasts including hikers, climbers and skiers benefit greatly from knowing the basics of first aid. Although many first aid treatments require extensive training and practice, minor injuries can almost always be treated and prepared for professional care. Wilderness first aid administered in a timely fashion by someone trained can save lives. Learn how to administer wilderness first aid in survival situations where someone has sustained an injury, in this free video series featuring Albert Hedgepeth. Hedgpeth teaches how to triage wilderness injuries, deal with a medical emergency in the wilderness, assess an emergency situation in the wilderness, get emergency personnel to a wilderness accident, treat shock in the wilderness, treat leg injuries in the wilderness, plan for a wilderness emergency, treat head injuries in the wilderness, treat a knee injury in the wilderness and treat a foot injury in the wilderness.