Your Team May Be Trained In First Aid. But What Happens When Help Is Hours Away?
Conventional First Aid is generally designed around rapid access to emergency medical services. In a remote lodge, safari camp or wilderness operation, your team may need to care for a sick or injured person for hours while arranging communication, transport and evacuation.
That is where Wilderness First Aid Begins.
REGULAR FIRST AID vs WILDERNESS FIRST AID
| Regular First Aid | Wilderness First Aid |
| Help is expected soon | Help may be hours away |
| Short-term stabilization | Extended patient care |
| Rapid handover to EMS | Evacuation requires planning |
| Standard equipment available | Improvisation may be necessary |
| Everyday environments | Remote and austere environments |
WILDERNESS FIRST AID FOR THE REALITIES OF REMOTE LODGES
Remote lodge teams face challenges that conventional first aid courses are not designed around. Wilderness first aid prepares staff to assess and manage illness and injury when resources are limited, communication may be difficult, and evacuation can take hours
Training is practical and scenario-based, using situations relevant to safari lodges, guides and teams working in remote environments.
YOUR TEAM LEARNS TO:
- Assess a patient systemically in a remote setting
- Manage medical emergencies when help is delayed
- Provide extended patient care
- Manage injuries and environmental emergencies
- Improvise when medical equipment is limited
- Make informed evacuation decisions
The goal is not to turn lodge staff into doctors or medical personnel. It is to give them the skills and confidence to manage the critical period between an emergency occurring and definitive medical care becoming available. These skills extend beyond the workplace. Staff take them home to their families and communities, where access to emergency medical care and rapid evacuation may be even more limited.
WILDERNESS FIRST AID FOR REMOTE TEAMS
Practical, scenario-based training designed for safari lodges, guides and teams working or playing where medical help may be hours away.
HRDC-Approved Trainer
Eligible Botswana employers can access HRDC-approved training, with qualifying training costs claimable through the HRDC levy system.
Extended Patient Care
Learn to monitor and care for an ill or injured person when definitive medical care may be hours away.
Evacuation Decision-Making
Understand why an evacuation is necessary and why it is an urgent evacuation. Learn how to manage the patient in collaboration with the medical team which will be working remotely on the evacuation logistics.
READY TO PREPARE YOUR TEAM?
Tell us about your lodge, camp or remote operation and we’ll help you identify the most appropriate wilderness first aid training for your team.
