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Wilderness First Aid Course

Join us for a Wildness First Aid course with a paddlesport emphasis on practical scenarios.

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Course Location:Boothbay Harbor
Dates:TBD
Time:8am-5pm
Price:$225/person

Maine Kayak has teamed up with SOLO Wilderness Medical School from North Conway, New Hampshire to bring you a Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course Spring 2025 in New Harbor, Maine.

Join Maine Kayak and SOLO Wilderness Medical School for a wilderness first aid course in Pemaquid, Maine. This course is designed for the outdoor enthusiasts looking to learn how to provide wilderness first aid more than one hour from definitive “911” care.

We will be covering topics that include emergency response and assessment, trauma, musculoskeletal injury, environmental emergencies and survival, soft tissue injuries and medical emergencies.

The SOLO (WFA) course will be run with classroom lectures and practical hands on paddlesport-based scenarios. SOLO’s WFA training is different from more traditional emergency medical and first aid training in that the emphasis is on how the body works; what happens to it when it has been injured or is ill; and the basic principles behind treatment. By truly understanding basic physiology, the principles of emergency response, long-term patient care, and equipment improvisation, you will be more prepared to deal with non-textbook problems.

Wilderness First Aid (WFA) –

  • 2 Day Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Course
  • Price: $225 per person (tuition only)
  • Dates: TBD
  • Times: 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. (each day)
  • Length: 16 Hours
  • Location: 18 Granary Way, Boothbay Harbor, Maine
  • Minimum Age Requirement: 14 years old
  • Certification: 2 year SOLO WFA
  • WFR’s are welcome to re-certify through this course
  • CPR Certification Available

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The WFA course will focus on 4 Teaching Approaches: classroom, practice, scenarios and testing.  Taught by Eli Crispell, an insightful, thorough and precise teacher who has a very accessible way of relating the course curriculum.  Coupled with Maine Kayak’s experienced Master Maine Guide and you have a course that is second to none.

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