Basic Wilderness Safety

Stay Prepared, Stay Safe, Conquer the Wild!

Basic Wilderness Safety

Stay Prepared, Stay Safe, Conquer the Wild!

Embark on a transformative journey with our Basic Wilderness Safety course--a must for anyone who dares to explore the great outdoors. This isn't just another class; it's your lifeline, your shield, and your guide to thriving amidst nature's unpredictable embrace. Through engaging and enriching experiences, we empower you to master tactical skills, turning daunting wilderness survival into confident exploration. Discover how to read the land, use every resource, and connect with the raw beauty around you. Feel the shift from novice to knowledgeable adventurer, as you gain essential insights that bolster every expedition, ensuring your safety and enhancing every outdoor experience. Join our course and witness how each moment spent in the wilderness becomes an unforgettable chapter of mastery and reverence.

Self Paced • Online Class • Accredited CEUs

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Basic Wilderness Safety

Name: Basic Wilderness Safety
Price: 95.00 USD

CRN: 9770500

Lesson 1. Essential Skills for Thriving in Nature

Stepping into the wilderness demands not only an adventurous spirit but also a robust set of safety preparations, whether you're a novice hiker or an aspiring outdoor guide. This course unravels the essentials of survival, focusing on climate-specific packing and the art of interpreting weather conditions to safeguard each expedition.

Lesson 2. Preparing Your Wilderness Survival Kit: Detailed Insights and Recommendations

Creating a predeparture plan and informing a trusted contact about your trip details is fundamental for a swift rescue if something goes wrong in the wilderness. Always be ready to handle unexpected situations by recognizing challenges and utilizing survival training to make informed decisions.

Lesson 3. Essentials of Wilderness Gear: Balancing Utility, Weight, and Cost

Shelter options vary with needs and conditions, from tents and bivouac bags to sleeping bags with different insulation types and designs. Always consider the weather, weight, and number of users when choosing a shelter solution for your wilderness adventure.

Lesson 4. Mastering Wilderness Survival: Health and Safety Perspectives

Wilderness survival hinges on preparation and recognizing the importance of mental and physical health, with essentials like hydration, suitable clothing, and shelter being paramount. Knowing how to assess your situation and improvise with available materials can alleviate stress and improve decision-making under pressure.

Lesson 5. Wilderness Medical Preparedness

Antihistamines and knowledge of treating insect and spider bites are essential for managing allergic reactions and discomfort during outdoor activities. Recognizing dangerous species such as black widows and brown recluses allows for appropriate measures and timely medical intervention.

Lesson 6. Keeping Cool: Managing Traumatic Injuries Outdoors

Shock arises from inadequate blood supply to vital organs and can be deadly; keeping the patient warm and in an appropriate position is essential treatment. Distinguishing and treating different types of bleeds--capillary, venous, and arterial--depends on the severity, using pressure techniques and as a last resort, tourniquets.

Lesson 7. Nature's Hazards: Navigating Environmental Illnesses

This lesson delves into the causes, prevention, and treatment of various environmental illnesses one might encounter in the wilderness, from bowel issues due to food and water changes to more severe conditions like hyponatremia and heat-related illnesses. It emphasizes the importance of preparedness, proper hydration, and appropriate clothing to mitigate cold- and heat-induced health risks, while also covering altitude sicknesses that can threaten adventurers in high terrains.

Lesson 8. Weathering the Wilderness: Mastering Clothing Choices for Survival

In the wilderness, the layered system of clothing--wicking, insulating, and an outer shell--allows for flexibility in temperature regulation. The choice of fabric affects insulation, moisture management, and protection against the elements, with cotton being ineffective when wet.

Lesson 9. Water: The Essence of Survival

Procurement and purification of water highlight its vital role in hydration and physiological functions, urging caution against rationing and prioritizing collecting methods using wildlife behaviors and natural signs. Purification processes include boiling, chemical treatment, and DIY solar stills to ensure water safety in wilderness scenarios.

Lesson 10. Packing for Nutrition: A Deep Dive into Food Groups and Edibility Tests

The lesson discusses the hierarchy of survival needs, stating that water is more essential than food, while also exploring the five basic food groups necessary for nourishment. It delves into safely identifying edible plants and bugs in the wilderness, emphasizing the importance of performing rigorous edibility tests to avoid toxic reactions.

Lesson 11. From Stream to Skillet: Harvesting Nature's Bounty

Lesson Summary 3: When in nature, alternative protein sources like crustaceans and fish can be harvested with traps or spears, and must be cooked properly. Catching birds with snares or hooks can also be feasible in survival scenarios, ensuring a varied diet.

Lesson 12. Nourishment from Nature: Strategies for Hunting Small Game

The importance of small mammals in survival is stressed, with a focus on their acquisition via tracking and improvised weapons. The lesson guides creating and using items like rodent skewers and slingshots to secure vital food resources.

Lesson 13. Primitive Cooking Techniques

Throughout the butchering process, cutting along the grain ensures tenderness, while preservation methods like smoking or drying extend meat longevity. Nutritional cooking methods, particularly boiling, maximize sustenance, complemented by consuming broth for full benefits.

Lesson 14. Mapping Techniques: Analyzing Scale and Contour Lines

You can use a traditional analog watch to determine direction by aligning the hour hand with the sun, creating an imaginary line to find the southern (or northern) heading. A Global Positioning System (GPS) offers digital navigation, but factors like terrain and environmental conditions can affect its reliability.

Lesson 15. Harnessing Light and Sound: The Art of Wilderness Rescue Signaling

Improvised signaling tools, utilizing materials found in nature or gear like fires and smoke, can complement or replace standard equipment in emergencies. Practice using signal mirrors and improvising with shiny objects for effective communication with rescue teams.

In This Course

10 Hours average completion time
1.0 CEUs
15 Lessons
23 Exams & Assignments
41 Reference Files
52 Articles
Mobile Friendly
Last Updated May 2024

Description

Mastering Wilderness Safety & Survival: Your Essential Outdoor Blueprint

Venturing into the heart of nature, amidst the lush forests, vast deserts, or rugged mountains, is not just a journey through landscapes, but a dance with the elements. Whether you're an enthusiastic backpacker, an aspiring outdoor professional, or someone with a sheer love for the wild, understanding the primal ways of nature and mastering the art of wilderness survival is indispensable.

Our meticulously crafted online course is your gateway to a profound understanding of wilderness safety and survival. We aim not just to provide knowledge but to imbue a sense of confidence, ensuring every adventure you undertake is both safe and memorable. While this course serves as a comprehensive primer, it's essential to couple this knowledge with hands-on experience and further specialized training.

Dive deep and discover:

Essential Wilderness Kit: Handpick the indispensable gear that could be your lifeline in the wild.
Armor Against the Elements: Strategically select clothing and gear to safeguard against nature's unpredictable moods.
Nature's First Aid: Identify, understand, and combat environmental and altitude-related illnesses.
Water Wisdom: Techniques to source and purify nature's elixir -- water.
Foraging Fundamentals: Decipher the edible symphony of plants, berries, and even insects.
Hunting & Fishing Mastery: Immerse in the ancient arts of hunting and fishing, ensuring you never go hungry.
Culinary Wilderness: Learn to prepare, cook, and savor the bounties of your hunt.
Nature's Compass: Master navigation techniques without modern gadgets.
Echoing Signals: Efficiently signal for help, ensuring you're always within reach.

Survival isn't about battling nature; it's about harmonizing with it. With every terrain offering unique challenges, being equipped with foundational knowledge can make the difference between an ordeal and an adventure. Let this course be your guiding star, lighting your path, ensuring that every step you take in the wild is one of assurance, wonder, and respect for the vast beauty that surrounds you.

Embrace the call of the wild with confidence. Join us and embark on a transformative journey that transcends mere survival, leading to a deeper connection with the very soul of nature.

Skills You'll Develop

Purifying water from natural sources
Building improvised shelters
Selecting appropriate gear for survival
Managing weather-related challenges
Identifying safe edible plants and insects
Assessing and preventing environmental illnesses
Handling wilderness medical emergencies
Situational awareness in wilderness settings
Signaling effectively for rescue
Hunting and preparing wild game
Effective navigation without technology

Skills You'll Develop

Purifying water from natural sources
Building improvised shelters
Selecting appropriate gear for survival
Managing weather-related challenges
Identifying safe edible plants and insects
Assessing and preventing environmental illnesses
Handling wilderness medical emergencies
Situational awareness in wilderness settings
Signaling effectively for rescue
Hunting and preparing wild game
Effective navigation without technology

More About This Course

Foraging Fundamentals: Decipher edible plants, berries, and insects.
Nature's Compass: Navigate without gadgets using traditional techniques.
Culinary Wilderness: Enjoy cooking and savoring the wild's bounties.
Hunting & Fishing Mastery: Secure food by mastering ancient survival arts.
Water Wisdom: Learn to source and purify life's essential elixir.
Master Wilderness Safety & Survival: Ensure every adventure is safe and memorable.
Echoing Signals: Signal help efficiently to ensure safety.
Nature's First Aid: Identify and treat environmental and altitude illnesses.
Armor Against the Elements: Select gear to combat nature's unpredictability.
Essential Wilderness Kit: Choose gear that could be your wild lifeline.

What You'll Achieve

Identify key weather indicators and their implications for safety in a wilderness setting, using basic knowledge of atmospheric pressure and cloud types.
Recognize the importance of packing essential survival items based on the specific wilderness environment and conditions.
Demonstrate the steps to create and communicate a predeparture plan to enhance safety during a wilderness adventure.
Identify and organize the essential survival supplies needed for a wilderness trip based on the destination and duration.
Compare and contrast the use and advantages of external frame backpacks versus internal frame backpacks based on weather and terrain conditions.
Define the factors to consider when selecting appropriate gear for different environments and trip durations.
Demonstrate the ability to assess and adapt to environmental and psychological stressors in a wilderness survival situation.
Recognize and identify wilderness survival essentials, including health, sustenance, personal protection, signaling, and travel, to increase chances of survival.
Demonstrate the correct use of an inhaler with and without a spacer during an asthma attack in a wilderness situation.
Define the steps for treating first, second, and third degree burns in a wilderness setting.
Identify and demonstrate the appropriate treatment methods for shock and various types of bleeding and hemorrhages in an outdoor environment.
Describe the steps to evaluate and treat life-threatening injuries in a wilderness setting using the ABCD format.
Recognize and describe the symptoms of heat-related illnesses, including heat exhaustion and heatstroke, and demonstrate appropriate treatment methods for each condition.