First responder/ advanced first aid

[Frax]

Anyone know where to get training beyond the basic CPR/AED/first aid courses?
I'd like to be profficient at a higher level of skill.
I can't seem to find anything that isn't geared to people already in professional emergency care.
All leads greatly appreciated.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Try at a community college. That's where I took my Advanced FA.

 

[fordman]

Try you local Fire dept. I know the fire dept Im in runs CPR training.

 

[Pelorus]

Google ITLS or BTLS and see if a course is available near you.
Excellent training.

 

[GregManning]

Two (2) suggested contacts:

Glen J. Wilson - LSU AG Burden Center
ISA Certified Arborist
“Certified EMT” - NREMT-B
ITCC Volunteer
Instructor - North American Training Solutions
jwils36@tigers.lsu.edu
(225) 235-0893
Note: Contact info is old.

Glen Peroni – ISA Florida Chapter
Climber / Arborist
“Certified EMT”
ITCC Volunteer

 

[Frax]

Thanks for the leads!

 

[marlinspiker]

I think Wilderness First Responder classes would be good for our industry.

 

[Frax]

I was thinking about that too. Might be the way to go.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

The first intensive FA class I took was Advanced FA. After that Wilderness FR/WiFR.

I asked the instructor what the difference was between the two classes. AFA was for when you expect EMS to arrive within a half hour. WiFR was focused on care with a longer arrival time or when a medical emergency necessitated long term care or transport.

I've always suggested that tree workers take WiFR since we're likely going to have long rescue times or possible transport.

 

[sugarlandtrees]

I agree with Marlinspiker. However, I would think that apart from immediate care, most injuries to a higher degree is dependent on emergency response.

 

[chainsawchimp]

Hey all, been lurking here for years and registered for months and finally feel compelled to contribute.

I went and got my Outdoor Emergency Care certification this fall, it is somewhere in between a WFR and EMT-B. It is National Ski Patrol that usually does the class so it is fairly focused on ski injuries, however it is an outdoor based first response system so it translates very well.

 

[SquirrellyLou]

I joined my the National Ski Patrol at my local hill. The training was great and the repeated discussion and practice of first responder skills, chair evacuation (using ropes, figure 8's, etc), and triage is very transferable to the kinds of accidents arborists might find themselves part of.