INSTAAR will be hosting a spring Wilderness First Aid class in SEEC.

Whether spending time in the backcountry is your passion or your profession, you should never have to ask, "What do I do now?" In this fast-paced and hands-on course, you will learn how to prepare for the unexpected. In just two days, you will have the knowledge, skills, and ability to make sound decisions in emergency situations. This course is ideal for field scientists, trip leaders, outdoor enthusiasts, and individuals in remote locations.

The course will take place on Friday 2/17/23 and Saturday 2/18/23 from 8:00am to 5:00pm at SEEC.  Class size is limited to 18 persons.  Course cost is $250 per person. You may pay with a University Speedtype, or by Check or Cash.

To reserve a space,  email jennifer.f.morse@colorado.edu for a link to the signup form.

The course uses the NOLS Wilderness Medicine curriculum. The certification is good for two years. Topics covered include patient assessment system, emergency and evacuation plans, spine injury, head injury, shock, wilderness wound management, musculoskeletal injury, heat illness, cold injury, lightning, altitude illness, medical patients, and anaphylaxis. Find more information about the class on the NOLS website.

This course does not include CPR.  We may host a separate CPR course if there is enough interest.

We are fortunate to have Mike Zawaski return for another season as our instructor!  Mike is an outdoor educator, college instructor, field-researcher, and climber who has been bridging formal and informal education with the outdoors for 25 years. Mike holds a PhD from CU Boulder in geology, has surveyed Inca monuments for their astronomical significance, and has worked courses for Outward Bound climbing glaciated peaks, rafting down rivers, and kayaking on the ocean for 22 years. This is Mike's 2​2nd year with NOLS Wilderness Medicine. He has a long history in wilderness risk management as a wildland firefighter/EMT, and member of Yosemite NP Search and Rescue, plus he is the author of Snow Travel, through the Mountaineers Books Outdoor Expert series.  ​