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Event Name:
Wilderness First Aid @ Chattanooga, TN

Event Type(s):
Wilderness Medicine

Description:
A WFA hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will be on September 23th - September 24th, 2017. This course is open to the public and all neighboring universities.

Event Date:
9/23/2017 - 9/24/2017

Event Time:
8:00 am

Location:
University of TN Chattanooga
601 East 5th Street, Dept. 7056
Chattanooga, TN 37403-1910

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Contact Person:
Allison Hughes
(phone: 423-425-5671)

Details:
Description:
The Disaster +  Travel + Wilderness First Aid Course is a blended experience of cassroom and hands-on learning. Student time is spend rotating as mock rescuer and mock patient in realistic care-giving scenarios, making the most of learning-by-doing, and forming muscle memory. 

Overview:
No pre-requisites 
For adults and focused youth ages 12+
Blend of classroom instruction and hands-on rescue scenario practice
8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. both course days
2 year internationally renowned WFA certification 
Counts as recertification for WFA, AWFA, WFR, and wilderness part of W-EMT

Cost:
$185 (includes textbook day of)
$190 (includes textbook mailed to you before course)