Courses Offered
CPR/First Aid/AED: American Red Cross certified courses. Any combination of adult or pediatric CPR, First Aid and AED. Prices vary.
Wilderness First Aid and Safety Half Day Basic: 4 hour course focused on safety and accident prevention in remote and rural settings. Basic First Aid training provided. Basic hands on skills testing. Improvised care for bleeding, burns and wound irrigation. Heat, cold, venomous creatures, and more are covered. Option for standard American Red Cross CPR/First Aid/AED certification to be included.
Wilderness First Aid and Safety Advanced: Two day course (16 hours total). Advanced scenario-based training, full CPR/First Aid/AED training. Full wilderness safety and accident prevention covering all wilderness topics. Improvised care for bleeding, burns, fractures and bone breaks, hook removal, snakebite treatment, hypothermia, hypothermia, venomous and poisonous creatures, carbon monoxide safety, and more. Evacuation decisions and scenario-based prolonged field care decisions. This course will extend breadth and depth of training and address a broader range of international hazards.
Custom courses and scenario-based training can be developed upon request (See below for instructor background and contact info)
Contact for pricing on all courses. Course length/price varies depending on group size and location. Discounted group rates available.
Wilderness Topics Covered
The topics covered and they depth they are covered will depend on whether you select the half day basic or two day advanced course.
Safety, Risk Mitigation and Accident Prevention
Heat injuries
Bleeding control and shock management
Cold weather injuries
Poisonous and venomous creatures
Large predator geography and attack risk
Breaks and sprains
Burn Injuries
Lightning and other inclement weather conditions
Patient assessment (primary & secondary)
Airway and breathing management
Wilderness infectious disease risk
Carbon monoxide and camping safety
Medical issues and anaphylactic shock
Plus more additional material
For outdoor recreationists, travelers, ranchers, and anyone wanting to be prepared in wild or rural areas. In the event of a natural disaster or power outage, these same skills apply in city settings. Sometimes emergency response time is too long to wait.
About the Instructor
Dr. Kyle J. Shaney (PhD, EMT, WEMT) is a wildlife scientist with more than 15 years of professional experience working on wildlife research projects in remote wilderness settings and leads science projects on mountain lions in remote New Mexico and crocodile ecology in remote parts of Indonesia, among other projects. He is a licensed EMT in the state of Texas. He is also licensed nationally through the national EMT registry. Additionally, he is a lifelong outdoorsman with experience hunting, fishing, backpacking, camping, surfing, snowboarding, and paddling. His professional work and recreational activities have taken him to the most remote parts of the US, including Alaska, as well as Canada, every state in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Colombia, Bolivia and Indonesia. Dr. Shaney is also a recognized National Geographic Explorer and worked as a wildland firefighter on engine and hotshot crews in the American West for two seasons in 2013 and 2018.
Contact: Kyle Shaney, kjshaney@gmail.com, (775) 351-5277.
Based in San Antonio, Texas with ability to travel
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