Victoria - Downtown Remote First Aid (20-hr Wilderness)
Our 20-hour Remote First Aid course is designed for those who live, work, or adventure in non-urban, remote, or wilderness environments. Whether you're an outdoor enthusiast or a professional working in remote settings, this specialized training equips you with the knowledge and skills to handle medical emergencies when help is far away.
Course Overview – Remote First Aid (20-Hour Wilderness)
The Canadian Red Cross Remote First Aid course blends essential medical knowledge with practical, scenario-based learning in outdoor settings. Participants will gain the skills needed to assess and manage injuries, improvise with limited resources, and handle environmental emergencies unique to wilderness and remote locations.
This immersive program moves beyond traditional classroom training and places you in realistic outdoor scenarios, preparing you to respond confidently to emergencies in remote environments.
Key Topics Covered:
- Injury Assessment and Management: Learn how to assess injuries and provide effective care in remote settings where medical assistance may be delayed.
- Wound Care and Infection Control: Gain skills in managing wounds, controlling bleeding, and preventing infections in the wilderness.
- Improvised Splinting: Learn to create and apply splints using available materials to stabilize fractures and sprains.
- Environmental Emergencies: Understand how to recognize and treat hypothermia, heat stroke, dehydration, and other environmental conditions.
- Evacuation and Emergency Communication: Develop strategies for evacuating injured individuals and communicating effectively in remote areas.
This hands-on course uses engaging role-playing exercises and outdoor simulations to build confidence in responding to real-world wilderness emergencies.
Why Choose This Course?
Course Details
Topics Covered
Remote First Aid includes:
- Preparation and Planning
- Your Health
- Airway Emergencies
- Adult, Child, Infant CPR
- First Aid for Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest
- Wound Care & Building Splints
- Bone/Muscle/Joint Injuries
- Head and Spine Injuries
- Environmental Emergencies
- Poisons
- Cold- and Heat-Related Emergencies
- Sudden Medical Emergencies
- Evacuation and Traportation
- Chest Pain
FAQs
What is remote first aid?
Remote First Aid is a course designed for people who live, work, or play in areas where Emergency Services might not be immediately available. This is a 20 hour course that will focus on learning how to assess situations, determine priorities, and devise care plans that utilize a basic first aid tool kit, and your ability to improvise. Typically these courses are offered over a weekend - Friday evenings will be spent in a traditional classroom environment where participants get oriented with concepts and practice basic skills. Saturday and Sunday will be spent practicing skills and simulated scenarios at an outdoor location where you will be encouraged to use what’s available to solve practical problems. Key learning concepts include: Planning, prevention, and situational awareness, wound care, and environmental emergencies.
What do you learn in wilderness first aid?
Wilderness First Aid is a course designed for people who lead work teams or recreational groups in overnight or multi-day wilderness settings where Emergency Services might not be immediately available. This is a 40 hour course that will focus on learning how to assess situations, determine priorities, and devise care plans that utilize a basic first aid tool kit, and your ability to improvise. Typically these courses are offered over two weekends - Friday evenings will be spent in a traditional classroom environment where participants get oriented with concepts and practice basic skills. Saturdays and Sundays will be spent practicing skills and simulated scenarios at an outdoor location where you will be encouraged to use what’s available to solve practical problems. Key learning concepts include: Prevention, the health and wellness of the group, leadership skills, assessment, extended care and decision-making around additional supports required.
Who can teach wilderness first aid?
To teach Red Cross Wilderness First Aid you must complete the Red Cross First Aid Instructor Development steps. Depending on whether you are already a Red Cross Instructor, or teach first aid courses for another agency, you may have some of these requirement steps completed already! Alert First Aid is a Red Cross Instructor Development Center so please give us a call and we can discuss these steps with you.
Materials
The Wilderness First Aid (20 hr) Remote course includes the following materials:
- Canadian Red Cross Wilderness & Remote Field Guide (hard copy)
- Canadian Red Cross Comprehensive Guide to First Aid (virtual)
Where to find us:
Visit our Victoria training courses here.
Victoria - Downtown
Who should take this course?
- Those living or working in remote or wilderness workplaces or communities
Looking for a group class?
If you have a group of people and would like us to come to you to teach a
Remote First Aid (20-hr Wilderness) course, we offer this course in the following locations:
Greater Victoria | Brentwood Bay | Central Saanich | Colwood | Esquimalt | Highlands | James Bay | Langford | Sidney | Sooke | Oak Bay | North Saanich | Metchosin | View Royal | Saanichton | Salt Spring Island | Gulf Islands
Give us a call at 1.866.282.5378, or send us an email at grouptraining@alertfirstaid.com to arrange a group course.