Online: August 7, 2023 || Onsite: September 4-8, 2023
Breitenbush Hot Springs, OR
**Price of course does not include room and board**
Certifications: WFR
This course combines 20-30 hours of online coursework with five days of in-person training to provide intermediate medical skills to individuals working or playing in remote environments. The Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification is considered the standard for professionals working as guides, outdoor educators, as well as recreational expedition medical personnel in remote areas. Through our hands-on and scenario-based approach, this course offers the skills and confidence needed to provide medical care when an evacuation is hours or days away.
The WFR covers legal considerations, patient assessment, lifting and moving patients, wilderness CPR, altitude, immersion, submersion, lightning, and altered mental states. The course curriculum also educates students on how to successfully manage shock, head injuries, wounds, infection, musculoskeletal and spinal injuries, respiratory and cardiac emergencies, abdominal pain, metabolic and allergic reactions, cold and heat emergencies, and more.
Course Format
The HWFR includes 4 weeks of online learning followed by 5 days of in-person training. The online curriculum is designed to be self guided. You will also have an instructor monitoring your online course work to help answer your questions. Once in person, a typical day will run from 8am to 5pm with about an hour lunch break. Please plan to check-in by 7:45 AM on the first day of class. The day will consist of short lectures, interactive labs, and realistic practice scenarios.
Weekly Zoom Meetings
Every Monday evening during the online component of your course there will be a 1-hour Zoom Meeting held by your instructor to allow you to ask questions and meet with them as a class.
Pre Requisites: 18+ years or older.
Duration: 20-30 hours of distance learning through our Online LMS and five days in-person training. Typical course schedule is 8am - 5pm with one required evening scenario.
Certifications: WFR (RMT)
Recertification Interval: Three years
Text Books (provided):
Remote Medical Training WFR Student Manual
BREITENBUSH HOT SPRINGS RETREAT AND CONFERENCE CENTER
**Price of course does not include room and board. Once registered in course, students will book thru Breitenbush Hot Sprints Retreat.**
OVERVIEW
Located in Oregon, Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat and Conference Center is a remote forest sanctuary of timeless natural beauty on 154 acres surrounded by national forest. Blessed with abundant hot springs, a glacier-fed river, ancient forest and surrounding mountains, it is a place where you will disconnect from digital distraction and discover a deep personal connection with the natural world and with yourself.
LODGING AND MEALS
Once Registered, students will book their lodging with Breitenbush Hot Springs to include both room and board for the duration of the course. Meals are inclusive with any overnight stay; starting with dinner on your arrival day, three meals a day, then breakfast and lunch on the day of departure. Our meals are vegetarian, using almost 100% organic ingredients. Meals are served out of the Lodge at designated meal times.
TRANSPORTATION
Students are responsible for their own transportation. Breitenbush Hot Springs is about a 2 hour drive from Portland, OR, and best reached with a personal vehicle. For students flying in, there are car rentals available at the airport. You may also post in the Student Portal's Discussion Board before the course to coordinate carpools or shared rental vehicles with your classmates. For directions: https://breitenbush.com/policy#driving
Wi-Fi/PHONE
There is no cell service or internet access at the Retreat Center.
RECREATION
Students will have access to Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat and Conference center, including the soaking pool and tubs, for the duration of their course.