WMAI
WAFA, WFR, WEMT Recertification
Recertify your WAFA, WFR, or WEMT!
Tired of the same old wilderness medicine recert course? This one promises to be different!
Do you want to be prepared for a remote accident? Do you want to learn best practices? Are critical thinking and problem solving important to you? If you answered yes to any of the above, then sign up for this scenario based introduction to wilderness medicine.
Refresh good assessment and scene leadership skills. Get feedback your risk benefit and decision making skills. Remind yourself about shock vs ASR. Learn to safely move spine injured patients. Refresh caring ugly wounds and broken bones with greater confidence. Review epinephrine for severe airway constriction. Recognize situations you can manage alone and when you need to scream for help.
Each day is devoted to classroom interaction and outdoor practical skills. You should expect scenarios with made up victims and simulated wounds to occur continuously throughout the course. Certification is through Wilderness Medical Associates International and is valid for three years.
| Dates | Locations | Price |
| 10/4 – 6/2024 | Alpenglow Adventure Sports Bangor, ME | $375 |
| 1/18 – 20/2025 | Alpenglow Adventure Sports Bangor, ME | $375 |
24 hours over 3-days.
A mix of classroom and outdoor practical skills. Participants are expected to actively participate in outdoor scenarios. Includes written exam at end.
- 3 year certification from Wilderness Medical Associates International
- Anaphylaxis and BLS/Healthcare Provider level CPR certification
- SOAP Notes, WARM Manual or Field Guide if you don’t have one
- Cell service is good in Orono and WIFI is available on site.
- Meals and lodging
- Participants should bring old clothes and extra clothes for scenarios
- You will need a headlamp, a roll of duct tape and old throwaway shirts, socks and pants for simulations.
- Transportation to / from local scenario sites
- Instructor Gratuities
Specific Info
General Info
Open to graduates of any wilderness-based WAFA, WFR or WEMS (WEMT) training course that was completed within 3 years of the recertification option.
*Students must be at least 16 years old to participate in this course. Those under 18 years of age require the written consent of a parent or guardian.
Must hold a current certification or have an exemption extension letter from WMAI
- Students will develop improved critical thinking and diagnostic/analytical skills enabling optimum decision-making
- Student will have the skills, knowledge and abilities to provide emergency first aid for a wide array of injuries and conditions in a remote setting
- Students will be able to clearly communicate diagnosis and treatment plan to victims, rescue workers and other expedition members.
- A strong understanding of how to manage the site environment to avoid additional injury to the victim while keeping the site safe for other expedition participants.
- Students will develop improved critical thinking and diagnostic/analytical skills enabling optimum decision-making
- Student will have the skills, knowledge and abilities to provide emergency first aid for a wide array of injuries and conditions in a remote setting
- Students will be able to clearly communicate diagnosis and treatment plan to victims, rescue workers and other expedition members.
- A strong understanding of how to manage the site environment to avoid additional injury to the victim while keeping the site safe for other expedition participants.
Below is a sample curriculum for the 2 day Wilderness First Aid. We strive to make each class slightly different in structure to maintain presentation freshness.
Please log in to the WMAI Moodle site and create an account. See course packet for instructions.
When:
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Where:
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Meals:
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Lodging:
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IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU ARE PREPARED WHEN YOU COME TO CLASS.
Make sure you have had adequate sleep and it would be best not to work all night the night before class. Hangovers are another bad idea. Be prepared to be outside in all weather; let me stress, be prepared to be outside in all weather.
We will be practicing our skill scenarios in real conditions that may mean outside in the pouring rain, the snow, the mud or other unpleasant conditions. Dress warmly in layers and bring a change of clothes for scenarios is a good idea.
BRING OLD CLOTHES TO CLASS TO WEAR FOR SCENARIOS. At times you will be playing a patient. Some of the make up we use stains clothing and some scenarios will force you to lay in snow, slush and mud. Clothing may get cut up.
If you have any physical limitations that keep you from performing this type of scenario let your instructor know in advance.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE INVOLVED IN THE CLASS AND ASK QUESTIONS IF SOMETHING DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.
Enjoying the outdoors necessitates a certain degree of risk-taking and so does taking a wilderness medicine course. You are participating in this course at your own risk. You will be asked to lift other people, you will have make-up applied to your skin, you will be training in an outdoor environment that may be cold, hot, rocky, slippery, or wet. You will be participating in training exercises in outdoor areas that are remote and, as in all outdoor activities, are inherently dangerous and are often physically and emotionally demanding. You will be participating in emergency medical training scenarios with other students under circumstances where accidents, mistakes or other circumstances may result in injury to me. Please be sure that you are fully aware of such risks. .If you have a pre-existing condition that may impact your participation, it is your responsibility to notify the instructor so that accommodation can be made. It is our goal to interpret the environmental, situational and group variables and to make educated decisions to minimize dangers to you while at the same time providing an enjoyable and memorable experience.
Full Payment is required upon registration.
A minimum of ten (10) participants are needed to run this program and there is a maximum of twenty eight (28). The decision to run the program will be made three weeks prior to the start date. In the case of low registration, you will have the options of joining another program, receiving a refund or possibly paying an additional amount to allow the program to run with lower numbers.
Are you part of a college organization, ski club, summer camp, etc.? We are happy to schedule a customized course for organizations, small groups, and individuals. We offer courses in backcountry skiing, avalanche safety, rock and ice climbing, high altitude mountaineering trips, wilderness medicine and slope access / technical rescue. We can travel to you or you can come to us. Of course, if you would like to schedule a course or trip in Iceland, Colorado, or Japan, etc. we would be very pleased to work with you.
When you book a course with Acadia Mountain Guides, you agree to our cancellation policy. Please realize that if your travel does not go according to plan in any way and for any reason, we are unable to provide credits or refunds outside of what is described below. We strongly recommend that you purchase trip insurance to protect your activity purchase against unforeseeable circumstances, which include but are not limited to:
- The anticipation of Inclement Weather
- Flight and Travel Delays and Conditions
- Personal or work schedule changes
- Injury or illness of self or family member
Any outdoor gear you may want can be purchased ahead of the course from our gear store – Alpenglow Adventure Sports – where you get a 25% off purchases made within 7 days before or after the course and a 15% discount off MSRP for life!!! Purchases may be made in-store or online. Gear purchased in advance of course can often be brought to you on the course.
Again, All of our clients receive a LIFETIME 15% DISCOUNT on all outdoor gear and clothing purchases through Alpenglow Adventure Sports in Bar Harbor and Orono, or at our website AlpenglowGear.com. No double discounts allowed, if for some reason an order with double discount is submitted we will contact you. Upon registration you will be provided a discount code.
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Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School is the preeminent frontrunner in climbing instruction and guiding in Acadia and across Maine. Since 1994 we have specialized in designing customized experiences or training for you, your family, your group or company.
It matters who teaches your course! Don’t let your instructor be the limiting factor for your learning. Jon Tierney will the primary instructor for this course.
Jon is one of the nation’s most experienced wilderness medicine instructors with over 1500 teaching days and tons
of real-life mountain rescue and EMS experience. He is an IFMGA internationally licensed mountain guide as well as a practicing Flight Paramedic. Jon brings a unique blend of educational delivery and field experience in outdoor leadership, mountain guiding, backcountry rescue and emergency medicine spanning over three decades.
Jon is often assisted by a number of talented instructors that includes highly experienced paramedics, ER/Critical Care and Flight nurses, and strong outdoor educators and guides.
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AMGCS is one of 32 AMGA accredited programs in the US and was one of the earliest to pursue and achieve accreditation. AMGCS is the only climbing school in Maine to remain continuously AMGA accredited. We have had one or more full time AMGA rock guides on staff each year since 1994.
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AMGCS has the distinction of also being accredited to the highest standards of the Professional Climbing Instructors Association. The PCIA requires all staff to be individually trained and certified.
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