Basic Wilderness Life Support®
Basic Wilderness Life Support® (BWLS) was created for all outdoor enthusiasts including: scout leaders, hikers, bikers, skiers, climbers, kayakers, hunters, fishermen and trail runners.
Basic Wilderness Life Support 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 determine the best method for evacuation. Fast paced and hands-on, this course is preparation for the prevention and management of real emergencies that can occur in the wild (or even in your backyard).
The course covers a wide range of outdoors and back-country topics and will teach participants to assess and deal with medical situations with limited resources. Participants will gain experience with evaluation and initial management of medical emergencies in a non-medical environment. The course will be divided between lectures and hands-on practice of the content being taught, including short role-playing medical scenarios.
Topics will include:
- Essentials for Wilderness Travel: 10 essentials, First Aid kits, Water Disinfection
- Environmental Injuries: Hypothermia, Hyperthermia, Dehydration, Sunburn, Submersion injuries, Snake bites and Stings
- Patient Assessment: Fractures, Dislocations, Sprains, Strains & Splinting, Wound Management, Head Injuries, Spine Management, Patient Transport
- Wilderness Medicine Scenarios
Participants will receive a textbook and a field guide with the course. At the end of the day, participants will receive a BWLS certificate.
Instructors: Drs. Jane Corboy and John Rogers are certified in Family Medicine, Sports Medicine and Advanced Wilderness Live Support. They have extensive experience in mountaineering, whitewater rafting, and backpacking and are award-winning teachers.
Cost: $100 for Arboretum members;
$100 for Baylor College of Medicine or University of Texas-Health Science Center students;
$120 for non-members.
(Includes $50 cost of BWLS Certification.)
Upcoming Class:
Saturday, March 13, 2010: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Registration is closed for this class.
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