NEVER FORGET

September 11, 2001

                     Welcome!            

  Emergency Preparedness "FIRST" 

Our Mission

To provide you with the BEST VALUE, and the MOST UPDATED TRAINING

ANYWHERE - ANYTIME

Company Profile

I would like to start off by informing everyone that:

ALL APPROVED training agencies in Ontario must include the same basic course content set by the Provincial WSIB of Ontario.

Emergency Preparedness "FIRST"  is an APPROVED training agency

for EMP Canada (Medic First Aid) and the National Safety Council.

We go well beyond the required content.

We are a group of dedicated professionals (doctors, nurses, paramedics, firefighters) who want to help you to help yourself and others during an Emergency. We have over 200 years of combined hands on experience in the field of Emergency Medicine and teaching.

We are members of the Wilderness Medical Society, Heart & Stroke Foundation, National Safety Council, Canadian Safety Council, various SAR associations, Emergency Room Physicians, BTLS, ACLS, Canadian Ski Patrol, Ontario EMS, and the Fire Service.

Quotes from most folks are the same; We have taken a number of courses in the past but your courses are the MOST FUN and ENJOYABLE, which is not an easy task when you are dealing with blood, guts and death. You all tell it as it is which makes learning real, more retrainable, and useable.

My name is Michael McKinney BSc.

I worked 6 years as a U. S. Army Combat Medic around the world.
19 years as a Paramedic, Firefighter / Instructor Trainer with different EMS systems teaching Emergency Medicine to Firefighters / EMTs, Search & Rescue, schools, industries, coaches, parents, grandparents, care givers, baby-sitters and anyone interested.

I am the owner and Chief Instructor Trainer for 
Emergency Preparedness "FIRST"  (EPF)

All WSIB training programs are video based story lines.

Stories help to learn, I am a story teller!!! 

I am honored to be our regions CPR Instructor Trainer for the Heart & Stroke Foundation and a Senior Instructor for the National & Canadian Safety Council.

I enjoy the challenge of making First Aid / CPR 
FUN and UNDERSTANDABLE explaining the why's to all the treatments, and the basics of how our bodies work. I encourage thinking, input and feed back. That way the courses can keep getting better and better. 
Being a health freak and a quasi Homeopath I promote natural healing with different herbs instead of pharmaceuticals whenever possible.

Drugs should be used only as a LAST resort and under Medical direction.

I want to thank you for checking out our place in space.

Happy Trails, and Many Saves enjoy

ALL OUR PRICES ARE IN CANADIAN $$$

We offer a SPECIAL PRICE for NON PROFIT organizations and SCHOOLS.

We require 1/2 the total price upon registration of 5 or more people. I am sorry but with the cost of gas going to an unknown limit, I must charge mileage for courses over 100 K from Peterborough, Ontario at $75 per 100 K.

This is where it all starts "Emergency First Responder" a one day course. WSIB APPROVED. $45 pp

a two day course. WSIB APPROVED $65 pp

32 hours, designed for & APPROVED by the Fire Service  $75 pp

32 hours, a great course for working with Wildland Fire Services, Search & Rescue teams, you must be Certified as a WFR first. We follow the guidelines of the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) and the DOT guidelines for EMT- B. $275 pp

(WFR), the standard for the wilderness professionals, guides, trip leaders, camp staff, any one going out for an extended trip and responsible for others safety, WMS protocols are used. This is a 112 hours + course and includes manuals, testing, class room, camping, video recorded scenarios, meals, and lots of real looking injuries with blood, so if you can't take the site of blood & guts do not take this course. Includes Oxygen administration, Epi Pen administration, CPR Level C, National Green Check GPS, ORCA Basic Flatwater, & Level 1 Canoe Tripping. There will be NO refund if you drop out after starting. NO TIES OR DRESSES ALLOWED $1045 pp 

Spring Wilderness Certification Courses Hosted at; Larryland, Indian River Keene, Ontario      

Wilderness First Responder (WFR)

WFR $575 & Wilderness First Aid $75 (WFA) March 22/23

WFR & (WFR Recert $250) continues March 22/23 & April 5/6

Option 1; National Green Check GPS, Certification $120 April 19/20

WFR April 26/27, May 17/18 EXAMS

Option 2; ORCA Basic Flat Water Certification $100 May 23,

ORCA Level 1, Canoe Tripping $250 24/25

Complete WFR course May 2-10

for those wanting to complete the course in 9 days/nights.

100% attendance required.

1-705-652-0785

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          We are a proud voting member

SSome of the duties and abilities expected of a WFR in the field.

  Must be 18 + years of age.

Must be able to speak, write and read English.

Must be able to interpret topographic maps and the terrain.

Should know how to interpret the weather from the cloud formations.

Must be able to operate a radiotelephone, CB, and or ham radio.

Must know how to calculate distance, time, weight, and volume of fluids.

Must know how to complete medical forms in an approved manner.

Must be able to work under extreme weather conditions.

Should be able to lift/carry 100 pounds without help.

Must have great dexterity as to perform the medical task at hand.

Should be able to bend, walk, crawl, or swim in very tight or high places.

Must be able to take control and use good judgment during stressful times.

Must be a leader and be willing to lead if required.

Must be able to handle stress and understand the importance of critical stress debriefing.

EPF WFR “Woofer”. ©

      A WFR giving a needle.

                                  MEDICAL / TRAUMA ABILITIES of a WFR

  A WFR must have competency in scene assessment.

      PAS (patient assessment system), SOAP Notes

  CPR

  Medical adjuncts

  Field assessment and treatment for hemorrhaging

  Unstable injuries

  Open wounds

 Skull fractures & ICP, LOC

  Spinal clearing & or treatment

    Impaled objects, Hemothorax,  Pneumothorax,  Chest injuries

  Burns

  Hypothermia,  Hyperthermia

  Poisons, Insect & animal bites

  High altitude sickness (HACE, & HAPE)

  O² administration, Blood pressure

  Packaging

  Immersion foot

  Indigestion, Abdominal pain

  Infection, Inflammation, Pancreatitis

  Profusion

  Dehydration

  Diabetes , Seizures

  Spleen injuries

  Dislocations and relocation, Traction splinting

  Rocky Mountain spotted fever

                                                                                          A “WFR” is like “A Barefoot Doctor”

            Packaging for Air Rescue         Finished job                      

                  Evacuating patient

 When you’re waiting for 911

you have to know what to do and how to do it to keep your patient alive.

Emergency Preparedness “FIRST” (EPF)

Wilderness First Responder (WFR)

Emergency Medical training for the Outdoor Professional

125+ Hours, Course Fact Sheet

PREREQUISITE

Students must be at least 18 years of age to participate in this course. You must have completed at least a Standard First Aid within the past year. You must be physically and mentally fit. There will be lots of lifting, carrying, and climbing through the bush. Come prepared. This course is not for the physically or mentally challenged.

CERTIFICATIONS AVAILABLE

All students who successfully complete the Complete Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course will receive a certification card from Emergency Preparedness “FIRST” EPF in ^O2 administration, Epi Pen administration, CPR Level C, WFR. Other certifications are from  National Green Check GPS, , ORCA Basic, & Level 1 Canoe Tripping, Certification remains valid for three years. Within three years, graduates may re-certify their WFR only by way of a four-day course or assisting on another complete WFR course.

Emergency Preparedness “FIRST” 'EPF WFR course meets or exceeds all requirements in The U.S. National First Responder curriculum. BLS-C-CPR certification is also included through The Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation. A WFR must maintain their BLS level C-CPR. You will also certify in O₂  Administration with Adjuncts, Anaphylaxis Epinephrine Injection and BTLS Certification.

CREDENTIALS

Emergency Preparedness “FIRST” (EPF) follows the Protocols & Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Medical Care, from the Wilderness Medical Society. EPF is a voting member of  WMS. Our instructors have taught with Wilderness Medical Associates, Outward Bound, the U.S. and Canadian Armed Forces. All of our instructors work, or have worked as firefighters, ambulance paramedics, nurses, doctors, lifeguards wilderness guides and many are professional educators.

EPF has APPROVALS & RECOGNITIONS by the following Canadian Federal and Provincial Government Agencies, Associations, Organizations, Colleges through association with EMP Canada;

 ·        World Safety Organization, The United Nations Economic & Social Council

·        National Defense

·        Canadian Coast Guard

·        Workers Compensation Board (WSIB)

·      Durham College

·        Loyalist College

·        Algonquin College

·        Canadian Safety Council

·        National Safety Council

·        National Association for Search & Rescue (NASAR)

·        Wilderness Medical Society

·        Search & Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada

CLASS FORMAT

Wilderness dress,  NO SUIT, TIES, HIGH HEELS, SANDELS, or DRESSES ALLOWED.

This is an INTENSE 125 +  hours, over 12 Days (6 weekends) includes nightly homework. Class days start at 9:00 sharp and end at ???.

Breakfast, snack, lunch, & dinners are included;

Mornings are mostly devoted to reviews, lectures and exams.

Afternoons are mostly devoted to practical hands-on sessions and video taped simulations.

Evenings are reserved for study assignments and R&R.

This is a very intense course, come prepared for long hours and lots of hard work.

Expect at least two or three emergency rescue simulations with made-up victims and stage blood that will be videotaped and reviewed for enhanced learning. If you can’t take blood & guts DON”T take this course.

 BRING

Appropriate clothing for the location and time of year. Remember, rain or shine, much of our time is spent outside. You may camp on site FREE. Bring your own equipment, everything & anything  you would need on a weekend camping trip. This course is treated as a real tripping experience with long days and some nights.

GRADES

Grades are based on attendance (100% required), and performance on both

written and practical final exams. Not everyone passes this course.

 COST

$1045.00 per person CDN For the complete WFR course includes  O2 administration, Epi Pen administration, CPR Level C, National Green Check GPS, ORCA Basic Flatwater, & Level 1 Canoe Tripping as below.

If you DO NOT want GPS or ORCA training & certification the cost for the WFR only is  $575.00 includes Tax. THIS IS A ONE TIME OFFER

 Individual courses; if these are all you need or want the cost will be as follows;

 National Green Check GPS $120 includes Snack & Lunch

ORCA Basic Flatwater (Tandem) ABC  One day $100 includes Lunch

ORCA Level 1 Canoe Tripping  (You MUST have the Basic level first) Two days includes boats and all equipment  + meals $250

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$250.00 deposit required at sign up. Cash or certified checks made payable to EPF.

Cancellation policy; if you cancel 10 days before course start date we will refund 75% of your deposit, less than 10 days there will be no refunds except in very special situations.

We require ten (10) people to run this course.