Wilderness First Aid

$300 per student, 2-day, 16-hour course, minimum 14 years of age

Wilderness environments create special situations not normally encountered in an urban or suburban environment. With ASHI Wilderness First Aid class, first aid providers in a remote outdoor setting will be better prepared to respond with wilderness first aid training when faced with limited resources, longer EMS response times, and decisions about when and how fast to evacuate an ill or injured person. This comprehensive 16-hour wilderness first aid course meets or exceeds the Boy Scouts of America wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines, 2017 Edition.

Details:
Our wilderness remote first aid / basic survival course is a 2-day, 16 hour course taught on location in an outdoor setting, including campsites, equestrian camps, state parks, lodges, private property, designated wilderness, etc. Students should plan to to stay on location overnight. There will likely be an opportunity for after hours discussion / scenarios. This course can be incorporated into a broader retreat style event for employees or private groups to cover additional trainings required for employment or to expand the scope of experience (see retreat option).
HSC is a registered ASHI/HSI training center which provides the basis for this course. Topics for the Wilderness First Aid course include:

• Preparation and Assessment
• Preventing and Caring for Injuries and Illnesses
• Environmental Hazards
• Other Wilderness Considerations

We have added our own flair, and increased the experience by teaching on-location, outdoors, and tailoring the course to the local environment and /or requests from our students.

Prerequisite: Adult CPR and AED – this can be provided by HSC prior to class if needed. Please call to schedule.

Certification Period: Up to 2 years
Course Length: Approximately 16 hours
Student / Instructor Ratio: 10/1

Retreat Option

Courses can be combined into a comprehensive multi-day retreat to cover required training for doctor’s offices and other professional businesses, or to complete the required prerequisite for the wilderness course, i.e., all BLS and OSHA requirements on first day followed by the 2-day certified wilderness first aid or NRA training. We will customize according to your needs.

Please contact us for details, location options, and pricing.

HSC is mobile and can arrive at your work location and complete required training in your professional environment if desired.

NRA Certified Firearms Training

HSC supports the NRA (National Rifle Association) core values of protecting the Second Amendment promoting public safety, training for marksmanship and gun safety, promoting competitive shooting and improving hunting safety.

HSC proudly provides certified NRA firearms instruction and RSO (Range Safety Officer) training.

• Lead Instructor and CRSO (Chief Range Safety Officer): Al Holt
• Certified RSO: Karin L

The NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting is intended for all individuals regardless of previous shooting experience or NRA-affiliation. In this instructor-led course you will receive direct instruction from an NRA-certified instructor from beginning to end.

Course topics include: gun safety rules, proper operation of revolvers and semi-automatic pistols, ammunition knowledge and selection, pistol selection and storage, shooting fundamentals, pistol inspection and maintenance, marksmanship, and shooting range safety. Additionally, students will complete live fire training and a nationally standardized shooting qualification while on the range with an NRA Certified Instructor. Students will receive the NRA Guide: Basics of Pistol Shooting handbook, take a Basics of Pistol Shooting Student Examination and receive a course completion certificate bearing the signature of the NRA Secretary and your NRA Certified Instructor.

This course develops NRA Certified Range Safety Officers with the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations.

This course is nine hours long and is conducted in a classroom and at a shooting facility. Range Safety Officer candidates will learn roles and responsibilities of an RSO; Range Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); range inspection; range rules; range briefings; emergency procedures; and firearm stoppages and malfunctions.

Each Range Safety Officer Candidate will receive an RSO Student Study Guide, a Basic Firearm Training Program brochure, an NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure and a Course Evaluation form.