Hi Guys

I attended the Wilderness First Aid course run by Jim Ongena on Sunday. I missed the first day, but I must say that it is an excellent course in every respect. The information is presnted in an easy to understand format and it is all very practical. We even did a lot of hands on simulations which were extremely valuable. I have to admit that I learned quite a few things myself.

If anyone's interested in attending such a course, I highly recommend it. We need at least 10 people to get Jim to come out to the island and run the course.

The course outline is as follows.

DAY 1
...introduction (scope of this course)
...liability concerns
...anatomy & physiology
...body surveys - primary, secondary, and vitals
...cold injuries
...patient moving
...soft tissue injuries
...shock
...head injuries
...improvised carries

DAY 2
... review day 1
...drowning
...fractures, dislocations, sprains
...review CPR & obstructed airways
...spinals ( everyone does the drill & makes a collar)
...simulation
...review day 2
...lightning
...snakes, spiders, and other nusances
...first aid kits
...drugs
...major simulation