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I am trained, empowered and prepared. W i I am the American Red Cross. l d e r n e Training for Emergencies in Wilderness and Remote Environments s s Whether you’re teaching lifesaving skills to scouts, outdoor enthusiasts or employees a n working in a remote environment, our Wilderness and Remote First Aid course gives d R your students the skills they need to respond to an emergency when help may be e m delayed. Course participants must be at least 14 years of age and possess current o t certification in adult CPR/AED. e F i r s Wilderness and Remote First Aid Topics t A • Head (Brain), Neck and Spinal Injuries • Heat-Related Emergencies id I • Hypothermia • Altitude-Related Illnesses n s t r u • Allergies and Anaphylaxis • Burns c t o • Bone and Joint Injuries • And more r ’s M • Wounds and Wound Infection a n u a l Helping Everyday People Learn to Save Lives for 100 Years Since 1910, communities, schools and businesses nationwide have turned to the Red Cross for quality first aid training. Remember, when you participate in Red Cross health and safety programs, you help the Red Cross fulfill its mission of providing relief to victims of disasters and helping people learn how to save lives. Based on the Boy Scouts of America Stock No. 656236 Wilderness and Remote First Aid Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines Offers Enhanced Content to Meet OSHA’s Instructor’s Manual Best Practices for Workplace First Aid Training Programs American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid Instructor’s Manual With Contributions by: Jeffrey Pellegrino, PhD, MPH, EMS-I, EMT Kent State University Content in the Wilderness and Remote First Aid Instructor’s Manual is based on the 2010 Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines and reflects the 2010 Consensus on Science for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care and the 2010 Guidelines for First Aid. The Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines were developed through a task force facilitated by the BSA. The Wilderness and Remote First Aid course carefully follows these guidelines. The emergency care procedures outlined in this manual reflect the standard of knowledge and accepted emergency practices in the United States at the time this manual was published. It is the reader’s responsibility to stay informed of changes in the emergency care procedures. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE AGREEING TO ACCESS AND DOWNLOAD THE AMERICAN RED CROSS MATERIALS. BY DOWNLOADING THE MATERIALS, YOU HEREBY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The downloadable electronic materials, including all content, graphics, images and logos, are copyrighted by and the exclusive property of The American National Red Cross (“Red Cross”). Unless otherwise indicated in writing by the Red Cross, the Red Cross grants you (“recipient”) the limited right to download, print, photocopy and use the electronic materials, subject to the following restrictions: ■ The recipient is prohibited from reproducing the materials for any reason. ■ The recipient is prohibited from creating electronic versions of the materials. ■ The recipient is prohibited from revising, altering, adapting or modifying the materials. ■ The recipient is prohibited from creating any derivative works incorporating, in part or in whole, the content of the materials. ■ The recipient is prohibited from downloading the materials and putting them on their own website without Red Cross permission. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by the Red Cross. The Red Cross does not permit its materials to be reproduced or published without advance written permission from the Red Cross. To request permission to reproduce or publish Red Cross materials, please submit your written request to The American National Red Cross. Copyright © 2014 American Red Cross. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The Red Cross emblem, American Red Cross® and the American Red Cross logo are trademarks of The American National Red Cross and protected by various national statutes. Published by Krames StayWell Strategic Partnerships Division ISBN: 978-1-58480-630-1 Acknowledgments The American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid Instructor’s Manual was developed through the dedication of both employees and volunteers. Their commitment to excellence made this manual possible. The American Red Cross team for this Guidance and support were provided edition included: by the following individuals: Dominick Tolli Steve Rieve Vice President Senior Director Product Development Product Development Preparedness and Health and Safety Services Jennifer Deibert Jack McMaster Director President Product Development Preparedness and Health and Safety Services Jonathan Epstein, MEMS, The StayWell team for this edition included: NREMT-P Senior Director Nancy Monahan Instructional Design & Delivery President Lisa Silverman Sunil Bheda Director Senior Vice President Product Development Product Development Paula Batt Vice President Sales and Client Services David Cane Managing Editor Danielle DiPalma Editorial Director Laura Scott Senior Content Manager Michelle Clark Senior Graphic Designer Maureen Pancza Editorial Project Manager The following members of the American Red Cross Marlene Lugg, DrPH Advisory Council on First Aid, Aquatics, Safety and Emergency Response Instructor and Instructor Trainer Preparedness (ACFASP) also provided guidance American Red Cross Greater Los Angeles Chapter and review: Adjunct Professor of Health Sciences and Chair, Curriculum Committee, West Coast University David Markenson, MD, FAAP, EMT-P Los Angeles, California Chair, ACFASP Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Rhonda Mickelson Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital Director of Standards Westchester Medical Center American Camp Association Valhalla, New York Martinsville, Indiana Jeffrey Pellegrino, PhD, EMS-I, EMT The following organizations provided First Aid Subcouncil Chair, ACFASP external review: International First Aid Science Advisory Board Wilderness First Aid Task Force, Boy Scouts of America American Canoe Association Kent State University Robin Pope, PhD, PA-C Kent, Ohio Sylva Orthopaedic Associates, WestCare Health System Nici Singletary, MD Chair, American Canoe Association Safety Education Member, ACFASP and Instruction Council CI. Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Sylva, North Carolina Medicine University of Virginia Boy Scouts of America Charlottesville, Virginia Ruth Reynolds, RN, BSN Medical Coordinator The Sounding Board for this edition included: Boy Scouts of America Irving, Texas Cindy Bryson Executive Director David Bell, PhD American Red Cross Transylvania Chapter National Health and Safety Committee Member Brevard, North Carolina Boy Scouts of America Ponca City, Oklahoma Ronna Cohen, JD, MBA Volunteer William Forgey, MD American Red Cross Greater Salt Lake Chapter Wilderness First Aid Task Force Chairman Salt Lake City, Utah Health and Safety Support Committee Boy Scouts of America Danielle Gahl Merrillville, Indiana Health Services and Sales Instructional Programs Manager Girl Scouts of the USA American Red Cross Serving King and Kitsap Counties Jennifer Peter Chapter Program/Project Manager Seattle, Washington Camp Outdoors New York, New York Adeeb Khan Health and Safety Director American Red Cross Mile High Chapter Denver, Colorado iv WILDERNESS AND REMOTE FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL The following individuals provided external Don May guidance and review: Director, Health and Safety Services American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter Karl H. Brackmann South Hadley, Massachusetts First Aid Committee Co-Chair, Wilderness First Responder Scott May Mountaineering First Aid Instructor Professional Ski Patroller Mountaineers, Seattle, Washington Special Rescue Advisor American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor and Blandford Ski Patrol Instructor Trainer South Hadley, Massachusetts Seattle, Washington ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v Contents Section 1: Administration Course Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lesson 9: Bone and Joint Injuries ............ 94 Course Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lesson 10: Burns ........................ 108 Course Participants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lesson 11: Abdominal Illnesses ............ 114 Course Instructors .......................... 1 Lesson 12: Hypothermia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Course Length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lesson 13: Heat-Related Illnesses .......... 128 Reorganizing Course Outlines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lesson 14: Lightning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Training to Meet a Workplace Certification Lesson 15: Altitude Illnesses ............... 139 Requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lesson 16: Submersion Incidents Class Size ................................ 3 (Drowning) ........................... 144 Additional Adult Supervision .................. 3 Lesson 17: Allergies and Anaphylaxis ........ 151 Classroom Space .......................... 3 Section 3: Appendices Health Precautions for Course Participants ..... 3 3-1: Health Precautions and Guidelines During Materials, Equipment and Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Conducting the Course ..................... 6 3-2: Sample Letter to Wilderness and Remote Working With Your Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 First Aid Course Participants ............ 160 3-3: Wilderness and Remote First Aid Acknowledging Course Participation .......... 8 Participant Course Evaluation Form. . . . . . . 161 Instructor’s Responsibilities .................. 9 3-4: Teaching Strategies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 American Red Cross Health and Safety 3-5: Class Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Services Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3-6: Wilderness and Remote First Aid Final Written Exams, Answer Sheet and Section 2: Wilderness and Answer Keys ......................... 175 Remote First Aid Course 3-7: Wilderness and Remote First Aid Report Form/Rescue Request ................. 187 Wilderness and Remote First Aid 3-8: Wilderness and Remote First Aid Course Outline ......................... 11 Competency Check Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Introduction to the Course: Wilderness and 3-9: Lightning Safety Activity Sheet ......... 192 Remote First Aid Course Overview. . . . . . . . 12 3-10: Scenario Cue Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Lesson 1: Wilderness and Remote First 3-11: Wilderness and Remote First Aid Aid Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Instructor Essentials Jigsaw Activity. . . . . . 195 Lesson 2: Assessment, Part 1—Primary (Initial) 3-12: Experiential Learning Cycle ........... 198 Assessment ........................... 21 3-13: Group Development Stages .......... 199 3-14: Leadership Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Lesson 3: Assessment, Part 2—Secondary 3-15: Inclement Weather Course (Focused) Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Safety Guide ......................... 203 Lesson 4: CALLing for Help and Evacuation 3-16: Moulage Madness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Considerations ......................... 41 3-17: Practice-Teaching Self-Evaluation Form 209 Lesson 5: Shock and Heart Attack ........... 49 3-18: Practice-Teaching Feedback and Lesson 6: Chest Injuries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Evaluation Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Lesson 7: Head (Brain), Neck and 3-19: Scenario Setup and Practice-Teaching Spinal Injuries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Assignment 2 Evaluation Form. . . . . . . . . . . 211 Lesson 8: Wounds and Wound Infection ...... 74 Index ................................... 212 vi WILDERNESS AND REMOTE FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL Section 1: Administration This manual is the main resource for Wilderness and respond to first aid emergencies based on and Remote First Aid instructors. In addition to this their training. This course serves to meet the health manual, you should be familiar with the American and safety needs of those who are interested Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid in the outdoors, live or work in remote areas or Emergency Reference Guide and Wilderness and are preparing to respond to disaster locations. Remote First Aid Pocket Guide before you teach. Participants could include hikers and backpackers, scout leaders and older scouts, boaters, farm workers, utility workers in remote areas, forest COURSE PURPOSE rangers, law enforcement and rescue crews, and The primary purpose of the American Red Cross disaster response team members. Wilderness and Remote First Aid course is to provide individuals a foundation of first aid COURSE INSTRUCTORS principles and skills to be able to respond to emergencies and give care in areas that do not American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote have immediate emergency medical services First Aid instructors are authorized to teach the (EMS) response, such as wilderness and remote American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote environments, including urban disasters, such as First Aid course (Introduction and Lessons 1 earthquakes and hurricanes. through 17). Course instructors should be familiar with or have a background in wilderness and remote environments. Follow state regulations COURSE PREREQUISITES and local protocols for instructor requirements. Current adult CPR/AED certification is a prerequisite for participation in the Wilderness and The Red Cross offers a variety of Health and Remote First Aid course. Participants must also Safety courses that Wilderness and Remote be 14 years of age on or before the last scheduled First Aid instructors are eligible to teach. Red session of the course. Cross courses and presentations for youth and families include: n Water Safety Presentations. COURSE PARTICIPANTS n First Aid for Youth Participants may represent a broad range of n First Aid and CPR for Students backgrounds. Levels of education and experience n Family Caregiving. may differ. Wilderness first aid is the assessment n First Aid and Preparedness (Be Red of and treatment given to an injured or ill person Cross Ready). in a remote environment where definitive care by a Co-Instructors and Instructor Aides health care provider and/or rapid transport is not readily available. Remote environments may also be With the number of activities and in-depth created during disasters and therefore this course scenarios, a lower instructor-to-participant ratio is valuable for those preparing to respond to is helpful. For courses with large numbers of such situations personally or with an organization, participants, co-instructors or instructor aides can such as the American Red Cross. In this course, enhance the course experience. Co-instructors participants will learn how to prevent, recognize and instructor aides offer several benefits: ADMINISTRATION 1 n More help with logistics (scenario setup, Whether through the addition or deletion of topics, equipment, food, demonstrations) the content of this course may not deviate from the n Added safety for the group and individuals approved curriculum. Co-instructors must be currently authorized TRAINING TO MEET A WORKPLACE Wilderness and Remote First Aid instructors. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT Instructor aides must be currently certified in When offering the course to meet certification Wilderness and Remote First Aid. Co-instructors requirements, adapting the training does not mean and instructor aides should agree to facilitate that you can add, delete or change the content. To and be orientated to course goals, logistics and modify the course for a workplace with certification learning methodologies. needs, the workplace representative should discuss the needs with the Red Cross Training COURSE LENGTH Support Center representative prior to scheduling a course. The Red Cross Training Support Center The Wilderness and Remote First Aid course is representative should convey this information to designed to be taught in approximately 16 hours.* you so that you can adequately prepare to deliver These estimates are based on: the course material. As an instructor, you should n Teaching only the required lessons ask these questions: and activities. n Why is the workplace customer offering n Six to 10 participants per instructor. this training? n The experience and abilities of participants. n What is the background of course participants? n The experience and abilities of the instructor. This includes: n Having the recommended amount of equipment  Previous first aid training. available at each class session.  Job responsibilities.  Educational background. The course length includes the minimum time  English as a second language. needed for practicing skills and conducting class n What site-specific information is known? activities. Since the times allotted in the lesson This includes: plans do not include breaks, you may have to build  T he type and frequency of past incidents of additional time into the course. injury or sudden illness in the workplace.  E stablished emergency procedures. (Is there *Including additional activities will add to the total a written emergency action plan?) course time.  T he type and location of first aid supplies at the site. REORGANIZING COURSE OUTLINES These considerations will allow you to use specific Since course delivery depends on many factors, examples relevant to participants and to emphasize such as classroom space and availability, topics that address particular needs within equipment and time, you may have to reorganize the workplace. course outlines to meet your specific needs. If Training as an Employee Benefit you reorganize the lesson plans, make sure that all of the course content is covered and all course In some cases, wilderness and remote first aid objectives are met. All course objectives must training is offered as an employee benefit rather be met for participants to receive certification. than for certification or to meet other regulations. 2 WILDERNESS AND REMOTE FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL Under such circumstances, if the employer does volunteer working in the facility. All Red Cross not require or want certification, it is possible to employees and volunteers must have a completed customize the course by presenting only those background check. Some states may define an lessons that meet the employer’s specific needs. adult as a person older or younger than 18 years of These can be taught as stand-alone lessons or as age. You should follow local regulations. seminar topics during a lunch hour, for example. Before training begins, the Red Cross Training CLASSROOM SPACE Support Center must ensure that the employer understands that although the information to be The lessons in the Wilderness and Remote First conveyed is relevant and important, this type of Aid course require classroom and/or outdoor training is not comprehensive and will not result in space for group discussions, completing activities, Red Cross certification for employees. practicing skills and performing scenarios. The room should also be equipped with the necessary teaching aids and materials. It is strongly CLASS SIZE recommended that at least portions of this course The recommended instructor-to-participant ratio are taught in an open, outdoor space that has in the class is one instructor for every six to 10 ample room to complete skills and scenarios. participants. Close supervision is necessary to Examples of outdoor spaces could include a ensure effective practice and participant safety. grassy area outside a classroom, a local park or Instructors can run classes more effectively if the a nature trail. Ensure participants’ safety at all class size is small. This allows for more interaction times. When outdoors, this includes having the between the instructor and participants and helps appropriate safety equipment and gear for the to keep the class within the recommended course outdoor environment in which the course is taught, times. If the class has more than 10 participants, as well as appropriate clothing for participants. the instructor should have co-instructors or aides Because conditions can change with little or no to maintain the recommended ratios. warning in the outdoor environment, you should be prepared to change locations, stop the activity, move inside or take other actions to help keep ADDITIONAL ADULT SUPERVISION participants safe. The safety of all Red Cross course participants is paramount. For courses with youth present, Red Cross instructors must follow safety rules ensuring participant safety includes providing of the venue, park or facility where the course is adequate adult supervision before, during and being conducted. after the class until everyone has gone home. The Red Cross recommends that whenever a Red HEALTH PRECAUTIONS FOR Cross activity or event is conducted involving COURSE PARTICIPANTS youth (younger than 18 years of age), two adults should always be present. For Red Cross courses, Provide participants and, if necessary, their the first adult would be the course instructor. The parents or guardians information about health second adult could be a co-instructor, an instructor requirements and safety before the course begins. aide, an instructor teaching another course in the The Sample Letter to Wilderness and Remote First facility, a parent accompanying a youth during Aid Course Participants, found in the appendices, the training, a building security employee, a is one way to communicate this information. Ask receptionist, or another Red Cross employee or participants to tell you in advance if they are ADMINISTRATION 3

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