Alert First Aid

Wood Tick Safety Online Training

This online Wood Tick Safety course is designed to increase the awareness of wood ticks and the health risks they pose. Throughout the course, you will learn where ticks can be found and how to prevent tick bites when you’ll be in those areas. You’ll also learn the signs and symptoms of the diseases they carry, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease.

Please note: We recommend using Google Chrome for this video-based course, as the videos will not play using Safari.

Course Outline

• Where ticks are found
• Typical carriers of ticks
• The signs and symptoms of Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever
• Methods for preventing tick bites
• How to remove ticks
• Tick bite treatment