Wilderness First Aid for Mountain Bikers MTB Wilderness First Aid (WFA) (Oct 10 - 11, 2026)

Wilderness First Aid for Mountain Bikers MTB Wilderness First Aid (WFA) is organized by Backcountry Medical Guides (BMG) and will be held from Oct 10 - 11, 2026 at Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America.

Description:
Round out your mountain biking knowledge and skillset with wilderness medicine for when a ride doesn’t go as smooth as you’d hoped. Learn preventative and emergency first aid management skills adapted specifically for mountain bikers while enjoying the coastal and forested trails of Wilder Ranch State Park in this two-day program. (WFR recertification available.)

Curriculum and Objectives:

• Manage risk through pre-trip planning and preventative techniques: communications, first aid kits, sports nutrition and hydration, rider and equipment checklists, trip itineraries.
• Assess and treat life threatening emergencies: airway management, hemorrhage control, CPR, shock, and stabilization.
• Practice common trauma techniques: wound and fracture management, head injuries, neck and spine injury, blunt trauma, burns, dental and eye trauma.
• Develop important judgment skills for the assessment and evacuation of medical and environmental emergencies in the backcountry: heat and cold emergencies, animal bites and stings, lightning and adverse weather, search and rescue basics, cardiac and respiratory emergencies, diabetes, seizures, anaphylaxis.