Instructor Guide - Wilderness First Responder

Wilderness First Responder Instructor Guide
Instructor Guide

The Canadian Red Cross Instructor Guide for Wilderness First Responder is a 76 page, red and white resource manual included with the printed materials for participants in Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Responder Instructor courses.

The "Instructor Guide - Wilderness First Responder" is used by Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Responder Instructors when teaching the Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Responder Programs courses, including Wilderness First Responder courses, Wilderness First Responder Recertification courses, and Wilderness First Responder Bridge courses.

The Instructor Guide - Wilderness First Responder text book provides Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Responder Programs Instructors with a basic overview of the essential content to be covered in each Wilderness Responder Programs course, as well as guidelines pertaining to the administration and remediation of formal written evaluations, and practical scenario evaluations.

A printed copy of the Instructor Guide - Wilderness First Responder book is included with the course package materials for your Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Responder Instructor training.

Instructor Guide - Wilderness First Responder contents:

  • Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross
  • Context for Canadian Red Cross First Aid Education
  • Introduction to this Guide
  • Application: Practice & Scenarios - General Principles
  • Choosing the Learning Space
  • Impact of Group Dynamics
  • Overnight or Extended Learning Sessions
  • Emergency Services in Remote and Wilderness Environments

  1. Introduction
  2. The Wilderness First Responder
  3. Planning
  4. Responding to the Call
  5. Infection Prevention and Control
  6. Anatomy and Physiology
  7. Scene Assessment
  8. Primary Assessment
  9. Secondary Assessment
  10. Ongoing Assessment
  11. Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
  12. Circulatory Emergencies
  13. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  14. Shock
  15. Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
  16. Application: Practice & Scenarios
  17. Mid-Course Knowledge Evaluation
  18. Musculoskeletal Injuries
  19. Chest, Abdominal, and Pelvic Injuries
  20. Application: Practice & Scenarios
  21. Head and Spinal Injuries
  22. Acute and Chronic Illnesses
  23. Poisoning
  24. Wildlife
  25. Application: Practice & Scenarios
  26. Environmental Illnesses
  27. Pregnancy, Labour, and Delivery
  28. Application: Practice & Scenarios
  29. Special Populations
  30. Mental and Emotional Health and Wellness
  31. Reaching, Lifting, and Extricating Patients
  32. Application: Practice & Scenarios
  33. Extended Care
  34. Transportation
  35. Arranging Transfer
  36. Mutliple-Casualty Incidents
  37. Application: Practice & Scenarios
  38. Pharmacology
  39. Workplace Considerations
  40. Occupational Health & Safety
  41. Written Knowledge Evaluation
  42. Practical Evaluation