from Tod Schimelpfenig, WMI Curriculum Director In 2010 a group of wilderness medicine providers wrote “scope of practice” documents for Wilderness First Responder (WFR) and Wilderness First Aid (WFA). The WFA Scope of Practice document was published in the Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Journal. These documents describe what these first aid providers should know and what skills they should be able to perform. The WFR Scope of Practice has recently been revised. The most current version is available here: rendezvous.nols.edu//content/view/2804/964/ There are no significant changes in skill or knowledge scope, a lot of work was done to clarify language. These documents are not curriculum, a set of lesson plans or supporting text. There are plenty of these available to those who wish to teach. The writing group has no enforcement ability or agenda and our work is non-binding. We do hope it sets some boundaries and helps clarify these credentials.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:42:54 +0000
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