Wilderness First Aid Course

New Jersey Search and Rescue will lead a Wilderness First Aid Course. This course is the NOLS curriculum and includes specific, hands-on info on what to expect on northeast trails. This event is hosted by Sassquad Trail Running at the Trail Conference's Headquarters in Mahwah, NJ.

NOLS Wilderness Medicine

Jeffrey Greenburg from NJ Search and Rescue will lead this Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Course. He is a NOLS certified instructor for the WFA Curriculum and takes it a step further by gearing the class to what we encounter on northeast trails! This event is hosted by Sassquad Trail Running at the Trail Conference Headquarters in Mahwah, NJ.

 

Learn more and sign up.

 

Schedule:

November 29th 6pm-9:30pm, in-person class @ NYNJTC Headquarters

December 1st 6pm-9:30pm, Zoom class

December 4th 10am-6pm, in-person class @ NYNJTC Headquarters

**attendance at all three classes is required

**pre-registration is required

The two in-person classes are hands-on, while the Zoom class goes over knowledge that does not require much hands-on. The course teaches skills to recognize and treat many common emergencies encountered in the Wilderness, such as patient assessment, trauma, environmental emergencies, wildlife bites/stings, and other medical emergencies.

 

Cost:

$180 (normally $350)

 

Location:

The in-person classes are held at:

New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Headquarters

600 Ramapo Valley Rd. Mahwah, NJ 07430

 

Zoom information will be emailed out a few days before the class.

 

Learn more and sign up.

 

About Sassquad Trail Running: 

Sassquad hosts trail races, group runs, trail work days and trail running clinics throughout New Jersey and New York. The Sassquad community is open to all ages, paces and peoples and is a safe space for newbies to try out trail running. Sassquad has a non-profit/charity partner for each race and since starting up in 2018, over $32,000 has been donated to their charity and non-profit partners in NJ and NY.

Learn more here: Sassquad Trail Running

 

When
November 29th, 2022 6:00 PM
Location
600 Ramapo Valley Rd
Mahwah, NJ 07430
United States
Additional workshop information
Level Beginner
Coordinator
Instructor
For more information, contact... [email protected] or call 937-532-0829