Personal Locator Beacon. Your Lifeline in the Bush
Most of us spend hundreds—if not thousands—of dollars on boots, packs, tents and the latest outdoor gadgets. Yet the one […]
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Checking For a Response in the Primary Survey
DRSABCD is probably the best-known acronym in first aid. But have you ever stopped to wonder why the ‘R’—Response—comes before […]
READ MORERescue Breath Revival
CLINICAL UPDATE: Resuscitation in Special Circumstances This information is important knowledge for swim teachers, lifeguards, outdoor education instructors involved in […]
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Wilderness First Aid Management of Small Wounds
Not all wounds are life threatening, but most will need some sort of first aid or medical intervention in order […]
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Wilderness First Aid Management of Major Bleeds
Your body is basically a very expensive plumbing system. It has a pump (the heart), pipes (arteries, veins and capillaries) […]
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A more thorough approach to a Wilderness First Aid Scene
I vividly recall my first ever first aid assessment scenario, as a high school student. I approached the ‘scene’ –a […]
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How to Prevent, Prepare and Prevail in the Wilderness
At Wilderness First Aid Consultants, our job is teaching Wilderness First Aid. That said… we’d really prefer you never have […]
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