Overview
The Wilderness First Aid course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Colorado System is for anyone who wants to improve their safety in nature. In this specialization, you will find basic emergency medical care to help stabilize or evacuate injured or ill people in wilderness settings. The courses include an introduction to wilderness first aid, medical emergencies, traumatic injuries, and environmental emergencies. Join us as we learn from real-life scenarios and stories from wilderness experts and medical professionals.
Applied Learning Project
Understand how to treat common medical problems encountered in a wilderness setting. Understand when to evacuate an injured party. Learn about how to treat medical conditions in remote or wilderness settings. A background in healthcare or science is not required.
Once you have completed the Cousera certification, you may opt to demonstrate your learning and earn an e-WFA® certificate from the University of Colorado School of Medicine!
What You Will Learn:
- Understand common medical problems encountered in a wilderness setting.
- Treatments of common medical problems encountered in a wilderness setting and an understanding of when to evacuate.
- Identify ways to keep yourself and your group safer in a wilderness or low medical resource environment.
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Wilderness First Aid - Introduction
- Wilderness First Aid - Medical Emergencies
- Wilderness First Aid - Traumatic Emergencies
- Wilderness First Aid - Environmental Emergencies
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Duration
- Part-time
- 4 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
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Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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General requirements
Beginner level
- No previous experience necessary
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Visit programme websiteTuition Fee
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 4 months. -
National
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 4 months.
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Funding
Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project.