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Wilderness First Aid Course

What will I learn?

Get proper skills with our Bush First Aid Course, made for medical professionals wanting to do well in helping during emergencies in rural areas. Learn how to check someone over when you first see them, spot injuries you can see, and make sure everyone is safe. Look closely at the best ways to give first aid in the bush, including how to deal with pain, giving water, and making sure they have enough food. Get better at knowing what injuries someone has, doing the right things to help them straight away, and making good plans for getting them out of there.

Apoia's Unique Offerings

Online courses with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and organise the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop your skills

Enhance your practical skills listed below

Check someone over properly when you first see them: Spot injuries, check if they are responding, make sure everyone is safe.

Do things the best way: Make sure what you do is in line with proven first aid ways for rural areas.

Make them more comfortable: Help with pain, give water, and keep them warm if they're injured.

Know the injuries well: Tell the difference between sprains, strains, and broken bones.

Plan how to get them out properly: Contact services, plan the movement, make sure it's safe.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course aimed at personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.