OVERVIEW

Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Wilderness First Responder - Refresher (WFR-R) For Mountain Bikers Course is organized by Backcountry Medical Guides (BMG) and will be held from Sep 26 - 27, 2026 in Bellingham, Washington, United States of America.

Description:
Our Wilderness Medicine For Mountain Bikers course covers the essentials of wilderness and emergency medicine, tailored to injuries and scenarios most common in mountain biking. You’ll spend a combined 13 hours on-trail for skills and scenario training, with 4-6 hours of self-paced precourse work issued 4 weeks prior to the course. Practice treating life threats, stabilizing injuries, and evaluating and managing medical and environmental hardships. Ages 14+ (for participants under 18, please see additional requirements below).

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.