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April 2019
The Wilderness Herbal First Responder is over 80 hours of Wilderness First Aid combined with remote and post-disaster herbalism. The WHFR also includes a 40-hour WFA certification card through the Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI), CPR certification, and a Wilderness First Responder certification through The Human Path. This is the merging of the worlds [...]
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The Medic: Triage and Establishing a Command Post REGISTER ONLINE NOW! Following natural disasters and emergencies, triage and command posts are often set up to act as a central communication hub for managing a disaster and organizing care for those most critically injured. There can frequently be chaos, disorganization and a slow response to affected [...]
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Austere Medicine – Trauma This is a 12-week long online course. You can take this anywhere you have an internet connection. You do not have to be present in our area to take the course! Registration closes on June 17th, 2019. The online portion consists of 12 weeks of lectures that take the student through [...]
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Introduction to Botanical Medicine and Plant Walk Learn to identify and use medicinal plants from the Central South Texas region! Sam Coffman will teach a short introductory class on herbal medicine and the importance of learning the medicinal plants of your own eco-region, as well as a brief overview of how to prepare and use [...]
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The Medic: Water Rescue REGISTER ONLINE NOW! In September of 2018, more than 90 people were rescued from floodwaters following Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. In May 2015, the Blanco River rose over thirteen inches overnight in a flood that surprised and devastated the community of Wimberly, TX. Many emergency rescue skills can be forgotten [...]
Find out moreSeptember 2019
16-Hour Wilderness Herbal First Aid Certification in Navajo Nation in Crystal, NM. The course will be taught by Sam Coffman. This is a 24 hour course taught over 3 days (8 hours per day) and includes both a conventional 16-Hour Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Certification through Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI) as well as [...]
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Many emergency first aid skills can be forgotten if you don’t use them on a regular basis. In the panic of an emergency, it is easy to forget the techniques and when you should use a certain method to help someone who is injured. This is a 4-hour hands on workshop where we will discuss [...]
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16-Hour Wilderness Herbal First Aid Certification in San Antonio, TX. The course will be taught by Sam Coffman. This is a 24 hour course taught over 3 days (8 hours per day) and includes both a conventional 16-Hour Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Certification through Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI) as well as more than [...]
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The Austere Medicine program is an introduction to the most vital aspects of medicine in a post-disaster or austere environment and integrates western emergency medicine, sports medicine, wilderness first aid and botanical (herbal) medicine. This is a five-day intensive course held at our San Antonio campus, preceded by a required 12-week online course and 3-day [...]
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The Medic: Herbs for Post Disaster Chronic Illness As the dust settles after a natural disaster, chronic health conditions frequently set in. Smoke inhalation and respiratory distress follow wildfires, digestive issues will arise from contaminated water sources, and stress, exhaustion and grief can affect both emotional and physical health. Herbal medicine offers extremely effective approaches [...]
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