Intro to Wilderness First Aid

Knoxville, TN

Jun 1—Jun 2, 2024

Prepare for the unexpected with this fun, hands-on introduction to wilderness medicine in Annoor Academy at Knoxville, Tennessee.

If you like to take short trips relatively close to medical resources, enjoy weekend family outdoor activities, or recreate outdoors, this course is for you.

You’ll learn the Patient Assessment System, how to provide effective first aid treatments for injuries and illnesses common in the outdoors, how to manage environmental emergencies, and how to make appropriate evacuation decisions. You will spend half your time practicing skills and participating in realistic scenarios. Successful course completion will earn Wilderness First Aid and Epinephrine Auto-injector certifications from NOLS Wilderness Medicine.

 

What's Included

  • 2 days of hands-on wilderness first aid training with experienced instructors
  • All course materials, including a field manual and certification upon completion
  • Lunch and snacks provided during the course
  • Realistic outdoor scenarios to practice skills in a supervised setting
  • Certification in Wilderness First Aid and Epinephrine Auto-injector administration

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Led by

Yow Feng

Outdoor Instructor

Yow Feng is an experienced wilderness guide and outdoor educator who has led backpacking trips throughout the Mountain West, Alaska, the Southwest, and the Utah canyonlands for over a decade.

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Age Minimum
18+
Course Duration
2 days (classroom and outdoor scenarios)
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