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Wilderness Advanced First Aid

Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA) course teaches in-depth, hands-on skills for stabilizing and treating medical and trauma emergencies in remote settings where help is hours or days away, covering patient assessment, improvisation, environmental issues (hypothermia, heat illness), and evacuation planning, bridging the gap between basic first aid and higher-level wilderness medicine.

Current Prerequisites for this Course  
Description Requirement
Minimum Age 15
Required before start of event GTM-3 or higher
Required before start of event CAP Test 117 part 1
Required before start of event Current CPR card with AED certification
Required before start of event Encampment preferred for cadets

 

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