Wilderness First Responder

Wilderness First Responder Course

This is the medical course that has become the standard for back country rangers, river guides, outdoor leaders, as well as N.O.L.S. and Outward Bound instructors. College Outdoors at Lewis & Clark College is sponsoring a Wilderness First Responder course for the tenth year now!  The course is taught by the Wilderness Medicine Institute (WMI) of NOLS.

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May 2012 WFR Course through WMI

Course dates	May 8 - 17, 2012
Fee	$585 for LC Students $685 for the general public
What the fee covers	Fee for this course covers tuition, books, and first aid materials for the scenarios. Students provide their own meals and lodging.
How often the course meets	This 80-hour course will meet 8 to 12 hours per day over the scheduled days. (Class length may vary, due to outdoor scenarios and rescue training being taught.) We recommend you don’t have any other commitments while taking this course, as you will be busy!
How to register	Registration is Open!  Please call our office at 503-768-7116 if you’d like to register for this course.

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May 2012 WFR-Recert Course through WMI

Course dates	May 20 - 22, 2012
Fee	$250 for LC Students $295 for the general public
What the fee covers	Fee for this course covers tuition, books, and first aid materials for the scenarios. Students provide their own meals and lodging.
How often the course meets	This three day scenario-based course is designed as review and practice of evacuation and decision making guidelines. It also provides wilderness medicine practitioners with current updates in the wilderness medicine field. This course may be used to recertify Wilderness First Responder and Wilderness EMT (wilderness portion only) certifications.
How to register	Registration is Open!  Please call our office at 503-768-7116 if you’d like to register for this course.

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If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call College Outdoors at (503) 768-7116. Or just stop by our office!

For more detailed course information please visit the Wilderness Medicine Institute website.

DON’T WAIT TOO LONG!
These courses are very popular and usually fill up early!
Be sure to register soon if you want a space.