Wilderness First Aid Course
September 19 & 20, 2026
Guilford College Community Center:
5602 George Fox Rd., Greensboro, NC 27410
Hosted in partnership with Piedmont Legacy Trails, the NOLS Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course will help you prepare for the unexpected. Taught by seasoned instructors in a two-day format, this fast paced, hands-on training is designed to meet the needs of trip leaders, camp staff, outdoor enthusiasts and individuals working in remote locations. It will introduce you to caring for people who become ill or injured far from definitive medical care. Classroom lectures and demonstrations are combined with realistic scenarios where mock patients will challenge you to integrate your learning. At the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge, skills and ability to make sound decisions in emergency situations.
Learning takes place both in the classroom and in outdoor settings regardless of weather conditions. Come prepared for wet, muddy, cold or hot environments.
Location
Guilford College Community Center
5602 George Fox Rd
Greensboro, North Carolina 27410
United States
Schedule
- Dates: Saturday, September 19 & Sunday, September 20 (two-day format)
- Times: 8 AM – 5 PM each day
- Lunch: Please plan to bring lunch each day. Food and drinks are not provided. We will have a 1-hour break for lunch each day. We recommend bringing your own lunch and eating on-site with the group if possible.
DAY 1
Morning
- Infection Control and Personal Protective Equipment
- Patient Assessment System
Afternoon
- Emergency and Evacuation Plans
- Spine Injury
- Head Injury
- Shock
DAY 2
Morning
- Wilderness Wound Management
- Musculoskeletal Injuries
Afternoon
- Musculoskeletal Injuries continued
- Heat Illness
- Cold Injury
- Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain
- Shortness of Breath, Altered Mental Status
- Anaphylaxis
Gear
Please bring the following items for your course, if you have them available (It’s not necessary to purchase anything from this list if you do not already have it — Just bring what you can so you can practice with what you have). The course will frequently be outside, regardless of the weather. Please come prepared so that you are comfortable.
- Notebook and pen or pencil
- Watch with second hand (or digital seconds)
- Water bottle
- Small daypack
- Sunglasses
- Headlamp
- Proper footwear (close toed shoes for outside, other comfortable shoes for
- inside)
- Rain gear– top and bottom
- Clothing layers that allow you to be comfortable in a variety of weather
- conditions, including a hat
- Optional: Equipment you might have when recreating outside that you
- could use to improvise with (ex: using a hiking pole or kayak paddle as part
- of a splint)
- Lunch/snacks
Required Forms
