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HWE 130
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Title: | WFR Refresher |
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Long Title: | WFR Refresher |
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Course Description: | Meets the standards for recertification of a Wilderness First Responder certification. Topics to be included are CPR, patient assessment, trauma, medical, and environmental emergencies. This course is required to maintain a current Wilderness First Responder certification, which must be recertified every three years. |
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Min Credit: | 1 |
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Course Notes: | New course entered 3/10/09 s@ |
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Origin Notes: | CMC |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. This emergency medicine course is designed to focus on pre-hospital skills necessary to manage extended care situations in remote wilderness environments.
II. Upon completion of this course, students will develop and effectively demonstrate knowledge of all topics listed.
III. Students will demonstrate competency in a variety of emergency situations, including managing trauma, medical and environmental emergencies.
IV. Students will demonstrate practical competency in hands-on scenarios that are designed to measure knowledge of anatomy and physiology, as well as medical treatments.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation,
II. Patient assessment,
III. Trauma (bleeding, shock, orthopedic injuries, and burns),
IV. Medical (heart, brain, abdomen, diabetes, anaphylaxis, gender),
V. Environmental (heat, cold, water, altitude, bites, and stings).
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