“First aid for the outdoor - Stay Safe in the Outdoors”

Learn the skills to prevent and treat
injuries and illnesses common to outdoor activities

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What: Basic Wilderness Life Support® certification is a one day course that will teach you to prepare for your outing, assess injuries and scene safety, decide whether to evacuate or treat a patient, and methods of patient evacuation. 

Developed at the University of Utah, School of Medicine the BWLS® curriculum was created from our Advanced Wilderness Life Support® course (which is used to train medical professionals).  BWLS will be taught by one of our certified instructors.

Course Outline

• Essentials for Wilderness Travel
  • 10 essentials
• First aid kits
• Water disinfection
• Environment Injuries
• Hypothermia & Hyperthermia
• Dehydration
• Sunburn & Snow blindness
• Submersion Injuries
• Snake bites & Stings
• Patient Assessment
• Fractures, Dislocations, Sprains, Strains & Splinting
• Wound Management
• Head injuries, Spine Management, Patient Transport
• Wilderness Medicine Scenarios

You will receive a textbook and a field guide with the course.

Who: BWLS was created for all outdoor enthusiasts including: hikers, bikers, skiers, climbers, kayakers, hunters, fisherman, trail runners and more.

Where: The course includes morning lectures at REI and an afternoon outdoors (weather permitting) participating in hands on scenarios.  At the end of the day you will receive your BWLS certificate.    

When & How: Check with your Salt Lake City REI store for course times, dates, and registration. OR SIGN UP NOW ONLINE - CLICK HERE.