Wilderness First Aid Field Guide

Wilderness Manual — *Wilderness First Aid Field Guide*

Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Field Guide for Wilderness First Aid courses in Kelowna, BC. The Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Field Guide is a smaller, more portable companion book to the Comprehensive Guide to First Aid and the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders text book.

You will refer to the Wilderness First Aid Field Guide throughout your Canadian Red Cross Remote First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, or Wilderness First Responder course in Kelowna, BC. A significant part of your Wilderness First Aid training involves familiarizing yourself with the Field Guide, and learning how to use it as an on the spot guide when you encounter an emergency.

The information in the Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Field Guide follows the guidelines from the most currently recognized International Liaison Committee on Rescuscitation (ILCOR) and Canadian Consensus on Science and Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) recommendations.

Your Canadian Red Cross certified Wilderness First Aid instructor will provide you with a classroom copy of the Wilderness First Aid Field Guide to utilize in your Remote First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, or Wilderness First Responder course. You can also download a PDF copy of the Wilderness First Aid Field Guide for free, and keep it stored for quick, easy access on your computer, laptop, tablet and smartphone.

Wilderness First Aid Field Guide contents:

How to use this guide

Minor Emergency
Major Emergency
Critical Emergency
Wilderness First Aid & Wilderness First Responder only
Italicized Tips

Legalities of First Aid

Getting Permission to Help

Planning

Trip Plan
Food and Personal Medications
Six Rights of Medication
Water
Lowering the Risk of Infection
Camp Set-Up
Leave No Trace
Sleep Or Rest

Assessment

Check
Check the Scene
Check the Person (Primary Assessment)
Checking ABCs
Recovery Position
Secondary Assessment
The SOAP Note
Focused Examination
Hands-On Check
Shock
Action Plan
Death

Choking

Backblows
Abdominal Thrusts
Chest Thrusts
If you are by yourself and choking
Baby

Circulation Emergencies

Angina and Heart Attack
Stroke
Life-Threatening External Bleeding
Tourniquets
Life-Threatening Internal Bleeding

CPR and AED

Compression-Only CPR
CPR Compression Depth
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Using an AED

Breathing Emergencies

Respiratory Distress
Asthma Attack
Anaphylaxis
Smoke Inhalation

Wound Care

Bandaging Guidelines
Infection Guidelines
Bruises
Cuts and Scrapes
Scalp Injury
Friction Blisters
Impalement
Removing an Object
Splinters
Fish Hooks
Nosebleeds
Knocked-Out Teeth
Eye Injuries
Ear Injuries
Amputation
Evisceration
Chest Injuries
Burns
Burn Priority Level

Head, Neck and Spinal Injuries

Removing a Helmet
Concussion
Moving a person with a Head, Neck, or Spinal Injury
Improvised Heand and Spine Management Options
Tarp Lift
Spinal Motion Restriction

Bone, Muscle, and Joint Injuries

Splints and Slings
Pelvic Injuries
Realigning Fractures
Dislocation

Sudden Medical Emergencies

Digestive Illnesses
Diabetic Emergency
Seizures
Mental Health Crisis
Suicide
Labour and Childbirth

Environmental Injuries or Illnesses

Heat-Related Illnesses
Cold-Related Illnesses
Hypothermia
Application of a Hypothermia Wrap
Skin Frozen to Metal
Water-Related Illnesses
Cold Water Immersion
What To Do: Rescue and Survival
Self-Rescue: Open Water
Self-Rescue: Breaking Through the Ice
Rescuing Another Person
Drowning
Responsive Drowning Person
Extremes in Atmospheric Pressure-Related Illnesses
SCUBA-Related Illnesses
Lightning Injuries

Poisons

Inhaled
Swallowed
Absorbed
Injected

Wildlife

Animal Bites
Animal Stings
Leeches
Venomous Snakebites
Venomous Spider Bites
Tick Bites

Extended Care

Basic Care
Shelter, Fire, Food, and Water
Body Positions and Movement
Personal Hygeine
Toileting Care
Rest
Extended Wound Care
Abscess Draining
Pain Management
Psychological Care
Documentation
Waterproof Documentation
Communicating the SOAP Note

Evacuation: Transporting the Ill or Injured Person

Carries and Stretchers
Carries
Stretchers
Getting Help
Signalling
Activate Professional Rescue
Commercial Evacuation

Appendix: SOAP Note

Assessment and Decision Making Chart

How to Download a Free Copy

Wilderness First Aid Field Guide — *Download the Field Guide*

After you have completed a Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Aid course, your name will be added and uploaded to a corresponding course roster on the Canadian Red Cross MyRC platform. This will activate your access to the Wilderness First Aid Field Guide through your online MyRC Profile at myrc.redcross.ca.

Click here for instructions on how to create your MyRC profile if you haven't done so already, then follow the steps below to access and download the Canadian Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Field Guide.

Create and/or login to your Canadian Red Cross MyRC Profile.
Click the "My Profile" tab
Click the "My Digital Books" tab
Click "First Aid & CPR" from the corresponding list of links
View and/or download the PDF file that opens from your web browser