At the First Aid training day we started early talking about scenarios. We discussed how to deal with injuries such as broken bones, concussions, gaping wounds, and more. After the group was comfortable with diagnosing patients we moved outside and practiced how to build and use simple stretchers. We also learned how to carry people without injuring ourselves. After a brief lunch break we drove to a nearby park and practiced scenarios with hypothermia, concussion, spinal injury, elevation sickness, dehydration, and burns. At the end of an educational day of hard work we received our Wilderness First Aid certification cards.
By Holly