Wilderness First Aid training (Red Cross certification)
Designed for anyone who works or spends time in remote environments, this course teaches advanced skills to be used in emergencies when help from
professional first responders may be far away.
Prerequisites: Must hold current adult CPR/AED certification.Digital certificate available upon successful completion of course, good for two years.
Course length: 16 hours in-person (two 8-hour sessions on back-to-back days)
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Topics include:
- Primary and Secondary Assessments
- Head and Spinal Injuries
- Bone and Joint Injuries
- Wounds and Wound Infection
- Heat-Related Emergencies
- Hypothermia
- Altitude-Related Illnesses
- Allergies and Anaphylaxis
- Burns
Meet your instructor:
Shannon Anderson, Ph.D., NR-EMT, WEMT
I am the Field Safety Officer/Friend with UCSC EH&S. I have been offering these workshops over the past year to faculty, staff and students in multiple departments. I am currently certified as a National Registry EMT and an American Red Cross First Aid/CPR and WFA Instructor. Before this position, I was a National Park Service wilderness ranger for three years involved in Search and Rescue operations and an EMT First Responder. I have 20+ years experience in wilderness settings as well as 20+ years of Peer Counseling experience, where I led weekly classes based on systemic oppressions and healing from the hurts caused by them. I am currently certified as a Behavioral First Responder (Alpenglow Ed.) and Adult Mental Health First Aider USA. I also had an academic career as a biomedical researcher, a lecturer in the biological sciences and as a director of a Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med Program at SFSU. I took a break from academic work in 2015 to practice Buddhist Mindfulness meditation and lived in a monastery for five years, at times as a monastic trainee.
