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WMI WILDERNESS FIRST AID & CPR

Sponsored by the
Wilderness
Medicine Institute of NOLS and Camp Redwood
Glen
DATES:
This course includes
adult/child CPR. The schedule for the 16-hour
WFA section and the 4-hour CPR
section of the course is as follows: June
4th, 6:00PM-10:00PM and June5th-6th,
8:00AM-5:00PM 2010
COST:
$240 Tuition Only
LOCATION:
Camp Redwood Glen, Scotts Valley, CA
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Fast paced and hands-on, this two- or three-day
course covers a wide range of wilderness
medicine topics for people
who travel in the outdoors. Whether spending
time in the backcountry is your passion or your
profession, you should
never have to ask, "What do I do now?" On this
course, you'll learn how to prepare for the
unexpected. WMI's
curriculum is unique and includes many advanced
topics that other programs leave out such as
dislocation reduction,
focused spinal assessment and epinephrine
administration. In just two days, you'll have
the knowledge, skills and
ability to make sound decisions in emergency
situations. This course is ideal for trip
leaders, camp staff, outdoor
enthusiasts and individuals in remote locations.
WMI's course is pre-approved by such
organizations as the
American Camping Association, the United States
Forest Service, and other governmental agencies.
This course
does
include CPR.
If you hold a current Wilderness First Responder
certification from WMI, SOLO, or WMA, you will
receive a WMI
WFR certification upon successful completion of
your WFA. Please bring a copy of your current
certification if
other than WMI. If you hold a current WFR
certification from any other wilderness medicine
organization you will
receive a letter of course completion in lieu of
a WMI WFR certification. This letter of
completion may allow you to
recertify with your original certifying
organization. You must contact that organization
prior to your WMI course to
ensure that our course will meet their
requirements for recertification.
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WFR RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Participants using the WFA course to
recertify their WFR will be required to
pass both a written and a
practical test on day 2 of the course.
Check the following web page for
information and resources on how to best
prepare for your course.
http://www.nols.edu/wmi/about/faq.shtml#prepare
All students are required to submit a
photocopy of their WFR certification
card on the first day of the course.
There is a one-year grace period for
recertification of WMI cards
(Please keep in mind that
your
certification is not
current during this grace period and
will not be viewed as a valid Wilderness
First Responder
certification once the grace period has
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REGISTRATION/POLICIES
Tuition payment in full is required to
reserve your spot in the course. Tuition
is non-transferable. Tuition is payable
by check (with driver’s license number),
Money Order or cash. The tuition fee
covers textbooks, syllabus,
equipment and certification cards. A
full refund will be given if we are
forced to cancel the course for any
reason.
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CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
If a student cancels or
withdraws from a course:
• Greater than or equal
to 30 days prior to the course starting
date, WMI will retain a $35.00
administrative fee.
• Within 30 days of the
course start date and once the course
has begun, tuition is nonrefundable
as per the following:
• WFA, WFR-R, WMPP loss of full tuition.
• WFR, WAFA, WUMP loss of course
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WMI STUDENT AGREEMENT
Please download this
agreement from
http://www.nols.edu/wmi/pdf/wmi_agreement.pdf
and
read it
very carefully as it
affects your legal rights. Bring the
two-page
signed document to the
first day of the course.
If you are a minor, a parent or guardian
must sign the document. Failure
to provide a signed
document will result in you not being
able to participate in the course.
WMI
participants, including
minors, will have unsupervised free time
throughout the course.
Any activities during the
free time are not part of the WMI
program and are at the sole
risk of the participant. |
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CLASS FORMAT / EQUIPMENT
Check in is at 5:45PM on the first day
of the course. CPR training will begin
at 6:00 PM-10:00PM. The following
course days run from 8:00am – 5:00pm.
The format for the WFA/WFR Recert is
classroom lectures integrated with
practical scenarios. Scenarios, and
practice sessions will take place both
inside and outside. Please bring outdoor
clothing appropriate for laying on the
potentially wet, muddy or snowy, cold
ground playing the role of both rescuer
and patient. Frequently stage (moulage)
blood and make-up will be used to
emphasize the reality of a scenario.
Generally the classroom environment
lends itself to a pair of comfy
shoes/slipper and a crazy creek-type
chair.
Please come equipped with a light day
pack, waterproof top and bottom, light
hiking boots, and layers well suited
for spending time outside playing the
role of patient and rescuer.
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TRAVEL /
DIRECTIONS
From San Jose: Take Hwy 17 South Santa
Cruz. Exit Granite Creek Rd. Continue
straight onto Glenwood Dr. Turn
Left on Bean Creek Rd. Turn Left
into Camp Redwood Glen.
From Monterey: Take Hwy 1 North. Merge
to Hwy 17 North San Jose. Exit Granite
Creek Rd. Turn Right on
Granite Creek. Turn Right on Scotts
Valley Drive, Turn Left on Glenwood Dr.,
Turn Left on Bean Creek Rd., Turn
left into Camp Redwood Glen
Map:
http://www.mapquest.com/mq/8-5h6g8SNTMocY
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LODGING / RECREATION
Dorm style cabins. $10.00 per
night
Scotts Valley hosts a number of
places to find a bite eat. A
number of grocery stores and
restaraunts are all five
minutes from camp. There is some
entertainment in town, and Santa
Cruz is only ten minutes away.
Henry Cowell State Park,
Roaring Camp Railroad, and
Mystery Spot Santa Cruz are
also nearby.
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PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT THE TEACHING
SITE. THIS INCLUDES LEASHING THEM
OUTSIDE. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Any student bringing pets to class will
be asked to leave class until the pet is
safely situated in a kennel or other
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NO SMOKING OR ALCOHOL IS ALLOWED ON SITE |
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Please contact us with any questions or
concerns you may have.
Phone: 831.461.2022
Email:
redwood.wfa@gmail.com
FAX: 831.461.2008
Web site:
http://www.tsaredwoodglen.org
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Camp Redwood Glen's Office Hours are:
Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
PST |
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