Wilderness First Aid: Care in Remote Locations at Earth Native Wilderness School in Bastrop, Texas, is a course designed to help you respond and make essential decisions to injuries or sudden illness, when professional medical care is an hour or more away.

This two-day class will teach you best practices when addressing minor and major injuries and illnesses until higher medical care is available. Not only will having these skills make you and your family’s experiences safer, but you’ll be in a better position to help yourself and others when the need inevitably arises. Camping is available during this weekend course.

​Skills covered in this class will include:

• ​Patient assessment skills to help you understand and diagnose injuries and illness
• Stabilizing and managing fractures and sprains
• How to control bleeding
• Managing shock
• How to handle and prevent hot and cold weather injuries
• Diagnosis of common illnesses
• Evacuation protocols
• How to properly cleanse and bandage wounds
• How to handle snake bites, poison ivy, ticks, sunburn, and so much more!

​Participants who successfully complete the 2-day (16 hour) course will receive a Wilderness First Aid Certificate accredited by the Emergency Care and Safety Institute that is valid for 2 years.