Join Kindling Collective and Backcountry Pulse for four days of queer and BIPOC centered wilderness medical training! This course is for people who are interested in developing tools to prevent and respond to medical issues in the backcountry. As a certified WFA, you will have the skills to anticipate risks and hazards, identify medical, traumatic, environmental problems, recognize life-threatening issues, initiate basic care and deliver a cohesive report.

This course will take place at Kindling Collective in Portland, Maine. The first day of the course will be BIPOC-led plant medicine and herbal first aid, and the three following days will be up to 8 hours per day of lectures and hands-on practice covering patient assessment, trauma, and medical and environmental care. Students will roleplay as both patients and rescuers, and will learn and practice tasks related to patient care, like log rolling a patient, palpating a patient for injuries from head to toe, and conducting informational interviews. The course will take place both inside at Kindling Collective and outdoors at Deering Oaks Park. 

The course concludes with an open-book exam to assess both knowledge and skills, and upon passing, participants will be awarded Wilderness First Aid with CPR and Epinephrine Auto-injector Training.

Experience Required: None