Wilderness Medical Training

For over 10 years Martin Hanzalek has been instructing Wilderness First Aid Programs for SIRIUS Wilderness Medicine, Canada's largest provider of wilderness medical training. As one of the main wilderness medical instructors in Newfoundland and Labrador, most of Martin's courses elaborate on special circumstances found in Newfoundland and Labrador such as polar bear safety, cold water immersion, and hypothermia. All programs are certification courses through SIRIUS Wilderness Medicine or the Heart and Stroke Foundation and successful candidates receive appropriate accreditation for both institutions. In addition to the programs outlined below, Martin Hanzalek can customize programs to suit special interest groups. To find out more about registering for a program contact Martin at 709-770-0303 or email humbervalley@gmail.com 

Wilderness Medical First Aid (16 hrs.)

$235 + tx

This practical based course designed for individuals who will be participating in outdoor activities within hours of medical assistance. This course provides all participants with an introduction to wilderness medicine and wilderness first aid. Basic topics are covered with an emphasis on practical skills, decision making and dealing with environmental conditions. Content includes: environmental injuries, common medical problems, patient assessment, shock, wound management, burns, fractures and sprains, first aid kits and more. All Wilderness First Aid courses may be modified to accommodate CPR training and other elements of wilderness first aid, outdoor safety or leadership training not normally covered in this 2 day program.
Course Outline
Prerequisite: CPR

  

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Wilderness Medical First Aid for Outdoor Leaders         (40 hrs.)

$440 + tx

This course has become a minimum standard for outdoor leaders, professionals, guides and instructors who work in a wilderness context setting. All course content extends far beyond urban first aid programs and includes elements inherent in leading groups in the outdoors and professionally guiding outdoor adventures. Special emphasis is placed on group leadership, accident scene management, leader responsibility, liability, prevention of injuries, first aid kits, advanced wound management, trauma victim support, and more. 
Course Outline
Prerequisite: CPR

  

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Wilderness Medical First Responder (80 hrs.)

$855 + tx (accommodations not  incl.)

An highly advanced program for outdoor leaders and professional outdoor workers who are employed in a remote wilderness context setting. This includes rescue personnel, and those requiring a solid foundation in wilderness prehospital emergency care. In addition to material covered in more basic programs, special attention is placed on traumatic injuries, incident command, long term patient care, leader responsibility, liability concerns, advanced medical aid kits, wound cleaning, evacuation procedures and working with EMS services. This course is the professional standard for outdoor guides in Canada.
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Heart Saver Plus/AED (CPR) (4 hrs.)

$52.50 + tx

Martin Hanzalek teaches all levels of CPR according to current standards through the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation. If you are a nurse, nursing student, or other professional requiring certification, this course meets the same criteria and provides you with the same accredited certification as St. John's Ambulance CPR programs.