This app equals a two-day, sixteen-hour Wilderness First Aid course in your hands. You have access to over 50 video presentations and demonstrations and easy-to-understand diagrams that walk you step-by-step through the first aid care process. The procedures and protocols in this app are based on the most current recommendations of responsible wilderness medical sources. Thousands of pages of Wilderness First Aid education text are distilled into less than 50 decision algorithms. This app guides you through the primary assessment where you identify and treat life-threatening injuries that can kill a patient within the first few minutes of a medical emergency. In the secondary assessment, this app will assist you in identifying illness and injuries and instruct you on how to treat the illnesses and injuries while transporting the patient to definitive medical care. You have access to the lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and handouts found in a traditional, sixteen-hour Wilderness First Aid Certification course. On each screen of this app, you will find QR Codes and tapping on these codes will display a webpage where you will be able to view a presentation or demonstration. Tap on the QR Code in the upper right-hand corner of the page to view a video presentation. Each page is explained, step-by-step in using concise, to-the-point video presentations that will deepen your knowledge by illustrating the application of Wilderness First Aid concepts. Table of Contents I Quick Start Guide II About This App III Introduction from the Author IV Overall Care Flow Diagram 1 Scene Size-Up and Safety 2 Airway 3 Breathing 4 Circulation 5 Deformity 6 Disability 7 Environment 8 Secondary Assessment Care Flow 8A Vital Signs 8B SAMPLE History 9 Secondary Assessment Physical Exam 11 Abdominal Pain Table 12 Chest Pain Table 13 Spine Clearing 14 Abnormal Breathing 15 Anaphylaxis 16 Asthma 17 Breathing Too Fast/Slow 18 Allergic Reaction 19 Altered Level of Consciousness 20 Brain Injuries 21 Hypoglycemia 22 Heat Illnesses 23 Hypothermia 23A Hypothermic Wrap 24 Shock 25 Chest Pain 26 Infection 27 Friction Blisters 28 Fractures, Sprains and Strains 28A Arm Splints 28D Leg Splints 29 Mammal Bites 30 Insect Bites and Stings 31 Snake Bites 32 Burns 33 Frostbite 34 Altitude Sickness 35 Impalements 36 Lightning Injuries 37 Bleeding Control 38 Bleeding Control - Direct Pressure 39 Bleeding Control - Thoracic Bleeding 40 Bleeding Control - Tourniquets 41 Bleeding Control - Pack Wound 42 Bleeding Control - Hemostatic Dressing 43 Amputations 44 Wound Care 45 Acronyms 46 SOAP Note 47 Sources 48 Index This app appeals to people who desire to be prepared during medical emergencies when EMS is more than a few minutes away. For those who desire to learn how to render first aid but do not require to be certified, this app enables you to study at your own pace and from any location. Wilderness First Aid Certification students. This app can be used as a companion during your Wilderness First Aid training and as a review tool during your two-year certification. In the classroom, this app is valuable in keeping you on task during the hands-on practice scenarios. Build confidence and muscle memory as you use the decision algorithms as cues for each step of the patent assessment and care process. During the lecture portion of a Wilderness First Aid course, this app is an excellent companion resource that increases knowledge retention by providing graphical views of the patient care process.