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$149: Wilderness First Aid Certification
$149 WFA + $55 additional test fee: Wilderness First Responder Recertification
This is my 6th recertification and my first with American Outdoor School. Also my first online recertification. I learned a lot. New scenarios, a different...
Read MoreThis is my 6th recertification and my first with American Outdoor School. Also my first online recertification. I learned a lot. New scenarios, a different way of looking at problems etc. I felt the material, especially the spinal injury topic, was very up to date with current practices. I wasn’t sure I would like the online approach, but it worked well. I would recommend doing a few modules a day instead of binge-watching
Read LessCOMPRESHENSIVE, thought provoking
COMPRESHENSIVE, thought provoking
Read LessCourse was well designed and easy to follow. Good addition would be padding demonstration for splits. Also how to evacuate a patient who cannot walk out.
Course was well designed and easy to follow. Good addition would be padding demonstration for splits. Also how to evacuate a patient who cannot walk out.
Read LessI enjoyed learning this material and picked up some key things I didn't know! I think it served as a great intro with enough detail to get started in wildern...
Read MoreI enjoyed learning this material and picked up some key things I didn't know! I think it served as a great intro with enough detail to get started in wilderness first aid and it gave just enough info so one would know what to do given a situation while out in the wilderness. But please just check the spelling errors littered throughout the presentations - the presentations were great, but the misspellings somehow take away from its authenticity. Thank you.
Read LessI took Nathan's in-person course 3 years ago and this was just as informative as the classroom course. I think in some ways it was more helpful as you can r...
Read MoreI took Nathan's in-person course 3 years ago and this was just as informative as the classroom course. I think in some ways it was more helpful as you can return to the material for a review. The only possible difficulty is finding a willing subject for the practicals. In the classroom, you have each other to practice and learn from but Nathan's descriptions and step-by-step instructions are very helpful. Note bene - last time I took the course, I went on a spring outing with my son's scout troop and a scout cut himself pretty badly and eventually needed stitches. He had some severe bleeding so I followed my training, irrigated the would, applied an ample set of gauze over and around the wound, and taped it up so he could get evacuated to the hostpital. His father later told me that when the ER staff saw his hand, they thought, "What kind of joker dressed this?" because his finger looked like something out of a cartoon. As they took the gauze off and it wound started bleeding profusely again, they said I'd done a good job bandaging him. 5 stitches. Thanks, Nathan!
Read LessGreat videos, very knowledgable, handouts and having the text to save (I put in a binder) is awesome. Certification was made easy and instructions easy to f...
Read MoreGreat videos, very knowledgable, handouts and having the text to save (I put in a binder) is awesome. Certification was made easy and instructions easy to follow. When I had questions I heard back almost immediately.
Read LessWhat level of effort did you put into the course? 5 How do you feel about your level of skill/knowledge at the end of this course? Very Good What do ...
Read MoreWhat level of effort did you put into the course? 5 How do you feel about your level of skill/knowledge at the end of this course? Very Good What do you think about the instructor's effectiveness as a lecturer/demonstrator Excellent The organization of the course was? Excellent The ability of the course to maintain interest was? Excellent The clarity of the learning objectives was? Excellent The appropriateness of the course workload was? Excellent What aspects of this course were most useful or valuable? The breakdown of each part How would you improve this course? More videos on how to do things
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The certification is $149, and you are prompted to pay at the end of the course if you decide to get it. We are delighted to work with organizations that require their employees to have a wilderness first aid certification.
You will receive a certification when you complete all requirements online. This includes passing the quizzes, submitting videos of you administering an assessment, and providing care for specified injuries.
There is no time limit on the course; the only time limit is if you need to acquire your wilderness first aid certification or renew your wilderness first responder by a specific date.
Your wilderness first aid certification is good for two years.
Our Wilderness Medicine classes follow the same curriculum as NOLS, WMA, and SOLO. Like all other organizations, we issue a certification, not a license. At the end of each course, you will receive a certification card. Please check with your organization whether they accept a fully online course. Some require an in-person component. While we ask you to submit videos of you performing the same tasks you would perform in person, this does not constitute in-person training.
Upon completing all requirements, expect a WFA certification as a printable image file.
Absolutely. There is an additional fee for administering the WFR test. You will be issued the test once you have submitted the payment.
No. Anyone interested in the subject can take this class.
If you learn best in person, please seek an in-person wilderness first aid course. The point of this course is to offer it to people who cannot make it to a class, are deterred by the costs, or require more time to learn and process the material.
