Keener First Aid - T Buckley

On the first weekend of Keeners, everybody who does not already have a First Aid certification will complete a 16 hour Canadian Wilderness Medical Training first aid course. It is a 2-day course, 8 hours each day. The first day is spent mostly doing talking and paperwork. We talked a lot about assessing patients/victims and figuring out what is wrong with them even if they are unconscious or can't talk. The second day gets more exciting. We practiced making splints on multiple parts of the body, we learned how to relocate a dislocated shoulder, and learned a lot about head injuries. To finish the day we practiced attaching victims to a spinal board, and proceded to carry someone on a spinal board around Keenerville. And finally, at the end of the course, we received our certification cards, valid for 3 years. They CAN be upgraded to Advanced with another course if completed before the expiration date. 

Completing this course allows Keeners to fully take advantage of our First Aid kits given to us by Wilderness Tours. Anybody that has completed First Aid and SRT earns the title of Senior Keener.