(142) 3/11, 12/2022
The lodge at Black Rock Forest Wilderness First Aid certification class

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3/11/2022, 8:00 am, it‘s foggy and damp

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Day one: classroom instruction and skills discussion, class is about to start just waiting for Tara and Mike

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CPR/AED demos/training and everyone gets to practice

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Cold weather setting in, snow begins to fall

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Course instructor Joydeep Paul, demonstrates how to use a new style tourniquet

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Snow really coming down now, this will make for an interesting ride home tonight

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Day two: WFA demos/training and practice

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Mike secures Tara‘s broken arm with a sling

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Peter reviews Erik‘s attempt to secure Russ‘s arm

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Peter offers suggestions for a better outcome

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Now the chief has his arm in a sling

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Oh no, Marty has a broken leg

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Full leg traction and a splint will keep his leg in place

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JP demonstrates an alternate method of leg traction

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In this scenario, Erik has multiple injuries

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JP explains the challenges dealing with patients having multiple injuries

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Dr. Dave thinks we‘ve lost this one, but we didn‘t

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The class tries constructing an A-frame brace, but doesn‘t get it quite right

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Peter demonstrates the correct way to construct and secure an A-frame brace

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A different approach to supporting the damaged leg

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With his leg safely immobilized, Bob is able to get up and stand

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Emergency field crutch version 1.0

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Practice, practice, practice helps improve our skills

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With more practice, we get better and faster

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Peter demonstrates some of the many uses for the Sami-splint

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Working on an upgrade to the field emergency crutch

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Practicing getting the patient up and out

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Using the crutch and a hiking pole, the patient is able to move

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Supporting the injured leg with a wrap going through a belt loop

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Class instructor, Joydeep Paul, really likes our field emergency crutch version 2.0

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Next down is Russ with an unknown injury

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A Sami-splint is used to immobilize his lower leg

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Next patient was Mike, but what happened?

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Oh wow! a severed hand

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A severed hand yes but why is he is still smiling?

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A lot of gauze and a Sami-split protects the wound, keep checking his vitals

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Now it‘s Tara down with a gunshot wound

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First get her out of harms way, then stop the bleeding

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Now comes the in-depth quiz at the end of the day

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Our Wilderness First Aid training class of 2022



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