Jeffrey Greenburg from NJ Search and Rescue will lead this Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Course. He is a NOLS certified instructor for the WFA Curriculum and takes it a step further by gearing the class to what we encounter on northeast trails! This event is hosted by Sassquad Trail Running at the Trail Conference Headquarters in Mahwah, NJ.
Schedule:
November 29th 6pm-9:30pm, in-person class @ NYNJTC Headquarters
December 1st 6pm-9:30pm, Zoom class
December 4th 10am-6pm, in-person class @ NYNJTC Headquarters
**attendance at all three classes is required
**pre-registration is required
The two in-person classes are hands-on, while the Zoom class goes over knowledge that does not require much hands-on. The course teaches skills to recognize and treat many common emergencies encountered in the Wilderness, such as patient assessment, trauma, environmental emergencies, wildlife bites/stings, and other medical emergencies.
Cost:
$180 (normally $350)
Location:
The in-person classes are held at:
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Headquarters
600 Ramapo Valley Rd. Mahwah, NJ 07430
Zoom information will be emailed out a few days before the class.
About Sassquad Trail Running:
Sassquad hosts trail races, group runs, trail work days and trail running clinics throughout New Jersey and New York. The Sassquad community is open to all ages, paces and peoples and is a safe space for newbies to try out trail running. Sassquad has a non-profit/charity partner for each race and since starting up in 2018, over $32,000 has been donated to their charity and non-profit partners in NJ and NY.
Learn more here: Sassquad Trail Running
Mahwah, NJ 07430
United States
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