Wilderness First Aid Certification - 2-3-4 Dec - Hyderabad

Wilderness First Aid Certification

Great Hyderabad Adventure Club - GHAC is  please to annouce the first ever internationally accredited and  certified WILDERNESS FIRST AID COURSE in Hyderabad conducted by Hanifl Centre, in partnership with AERIE Backcountry Medicine, USA. This course comprises of a 16-hour (WFA) module and a 4-hour Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) module and is accredited by Wilderness Medicine Society (WMS) and American Heart Association (AHA).

ABOUT WILDERNESS MEDICINE

By definition ‘Wilderness’ in the context of ‘Wilderness Medicine’ means when one is at least an hour away from medical help, which effectively in the Indian scenario applies to almost every place, let alone the remote & wild places. “Wilderness Medicine means standard medical principles provided in a context that requires attention to extended contact time with the patient, environmental extremes, treatment with limited and non-specialised equipment that may require improvisation, and the possible lack of communication.”

Curriculum:
Patient Assessment & Extended Care
Injury/ Illness Identification & Management, including:
Shock, Spinal, Head, Chest, Wounds, Fractures, Cold, Heat, Lightning, Altitude, Drowning, Anaphylaxis, Bites, Stings, Medical
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Emergency Response Procedures
Overview:
Integrating classroom instruction with scenario based learning
20 hour curriculum over 2½ days
Certification: valid for 2 years
Taught in: English, Hindi 

Fees: Rs 7500/- per person 

Venue: Gachiblowli, Hyderabad

Dates & Timings: 
Friday, 02th Dec, 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Saturday, 03th Dec, 9:00 am to 6:30 pm
Sunday, 04 Dec, 9:00 am to 6:30 pm

Instructors:

Mr. Shantanu Pandit

Instructor at National Outdoor Leadership School, U.S.A. (NOLS)
Instructor of Wilderness First t Aid courses & CPR conducted by Hanifl Centre of Woodstock School, Mussoorie, India and Aerie Backcountry Medicine, Montana, U.S.A.

Mr Akshay Shah

Instructor, Hanifl Centre of Woodstock School, Mussoorie, India 

Certified Instructor and Wilderness Emergency Medicine Technician , Aerie Backcountry Medicine, Montana, U.S.A.

About:

The Hanifl Centre for Outdoor Education and Environmental Study was initially built to extend Woodstock Schools curriculum and to provide a facility and a programme through which students can learn about the Himalaya and develop their skills and knowledge in outdoor education. It continues to contribute to the sustainable development of the region by transmitting an appreciation and understanding of the Himalayan environment to future leaders from around the world. Schools, colleges and universities from around the world visit the Hanifl Centre for semester-long programmes.

AERIE BACKCOUNTRY MEDICINE: aeriemedicine.com Based in Missoula, Montana, Aerie provides wilderness and rural medical training and first aid supplies to over 2,000 students a year throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America, Africa and India. Aerie is operating for 20 years with over 10,000 graduates. Aerie is unique in the wilderness medicine training world - small enough to focus on individual students and large enough to be involved in all levels of the outdoor industry and its training needs. All Aerie courses rely on effective, realistic and challenging scenarios.

Gachibowli