<div dir="ltr"><b style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:15px">Wilderness First Aid</b><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><br><font color="#000000">The Department of Adventure Sports and Expeditionary Studies will host a SOLO Wilderness First Aid training and certification course</font> <span style="font-family:PayPalOpen-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">November 30 through December 01, 2024</span>. This course is open to SUNY staff, faculty, and students for a discounted rate and to the general public for $250. Please spread the word and make the outdoors a safer place.</div><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div style=""><div style=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" style=""><div dir="ltr" style=""><div dir="ltr" style=""><div dir="ltr" style=""><div dir="ltr" style=""><div dir="ltr" style=""><div dir="ltr" style=""><div dir="ltr" style=""><div dir="ltr" style=""><div dir="ltr" style=""><div dir="ltr" style=""><div dir="ltr" style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><span id="m_501590575631343197m_-1459022717796698732gmail-docs-internal-guid-69abb3c2-7fff-6919-034f-de35e9c9a882" style=""><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This is a 16-hour First Aid course "for the outdoor enthusiast or trip leader who wants basic first aid training for short trips with family, friends, and outdoor groups. This course meets the American Camp Association guidelines.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The WFA focuses on the basic skills of Response and Assessment, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Environmental Emergencies, Survival Skills, Soft Tissue Injuries, and Medical Emergencies. Accidents happen. People get hurt, sick, or lost. The temperature drops, the wind picks up, and it rains. Would you know what to do? Many backcountry emergencies are preventable; even when bad things happen, sometimes the wrong care can worsen things. By learning a few basic skills, you can make the difference between a good and bad outcome, and maybe even save a life.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">" </span><a href="https://soloschools.com/training-information/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://soloschools.com/training-information/</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This course can be used to recertify a Wilderness First Responder. A full 72+ hours Wilderness First Responder course, "The industry standard for professional outdoor guides, ski patrol, and trip leaders, or for individuals who want a high level of wilderness medical training for extended personal backcountry trips or expeditions" </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">will be hosted in late January/early February 2025.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">Fo</font><font color="#555555">r more information, contact</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Steven Maynard</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transp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