WFA Made Easy

iOS Universel / Medecine

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

IQuick Start Guide

IIAbout This App

IIIIntroduction from the Author

IVOverall Care Flow Diagram

1Scene Size-Up and Safety

2Airway

3Breathing

4Circulation

5Deformity

6Disability

7Environment

8Secondary Assessment Care Flow

8AVital Signs

8BSAMPLE History

9Secondary Assessment Physical Exam

11Abdominal Pain Table

12Chest Pain Table

13Spine Clearing

14Abnormal Breathing

15Anaphylaxis

16Asthma

17Breathing Too Fast/Slow

18Allergic Reaction

19Altered Level of Consciousness

20Brain Injuries

21Hypoglycemia

22Heat Illnesses

23Hypothermia

23AHypothermic Wrap

24Shock

25Chest Pain

26Infection

27Friction Blisters

28Fractures, Sprains and Strains

28AArm Splints

28DLeg Splints

29Mammal Bites

30Insect Bites and Stings

31Snake Bites

32Burns

33Frostbite

34Altitude Sickness

35Impalements

36Lightning Injuries

37Bleeding Control

38Bleeding Control - Direct Pressure

39Bleeding Control - Thoracic Bleeding

40Bleeding Control - Tourniquets

41Bleeding Control - Pack Wound

42Bleeding Control - Hemostatic Dressing

43Amputations

44Wound Care

45Acronyms

46SOAP Note

47Sources

48Index


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.