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Wilderness Advance First Aid Course
The New York Back Packing Club will be hosting a two day Wilderness First Aid Course. After successful completion of course a nationally recognized certification is issued. Students will be sleep in cabins or tents at the Education Through Adventure Leadership Camp located in Harriman State Park. The course will begin at 11:30am on Saturday and end at 5:00pm on Sunday.

Advanced Wilderness First Aid (WAFA)
Class time: Saturday 11:30 - 6:00 Sunday 9:00am – 5:00pm
May 20, 2001 and May 21, 2006

Course Syllabus

Day 1 AM Registration
Introduction
General Concepts
Patient Assessments System

PM Circulatory System
Nervous System
Respiratory System
Fractures, Stable Injuries, Dislocations
Splints to extremities
Small group rescue simulation

Night Rescue Simulation

Day 2 AM Hypothermia
Hyperthermia and heat illness
Near Drowning
Frostbite and Cold injuries
Lifting, Moving, Extrication and Patient Carries
Lighting and Electrical injuries
Allergies

PM Wounds and Burns
Improvised litters
Group Simulation

Students taking the Metro North train from New York City should plan on being on the 9:14am train from Penn Station, arriving in the Harriman at 10:17am, a shuttle will be at the train stop waiting for you. The train to Harriman departs at 9:14am from Penn Station. You should board the NE corridor train. You will see it displayed on the big board as the 9:14 train. Plan to arrive by 9am so that you have plenty of time to buy your ticket and find the train. We will meet on the first car of the train. If you don't know which one is the first car, ask the conductor on the train. To get to Harriman you must transfer at Secaucus-Junction which is the next stop after Penn Station and board the Port Jervis bound train. If you get lost that day and are unsure where we are call The Camp office: (845)851-6018.

For those driving, please meet us at the camp between 9:00am and 10:00am at the camp. The camp is located in Harriman State Park off of route 6.
• From route 6 going east: we are just past route 293 just after you enter the park you will drive over a low lake bridge that will cut through Lake Teatta, the camp road will be on the other side of the lake up the first road. Drive down the road until you see the Education Through Adventure Leadership camp sign and entrance.
• From Palisades Parkway: Take the Palisades Parkway to the Long Mountain Circle. Go around the circle to Route 6 west, take this past the Long Path Hiker parking lot. Just before the Lake Teatta Bridge you will see a road on your left. Drive down the road until you see the Education Through Adventure Leadership camp sign and entrance.

$185.00 per person

Price includes: Cabin or tent (bunk house), Text book, Classroom materials, Shuttle to and from the listed train time, and Meals.

For more information, see http://etatraining.com

We will be taking the train to Tuxedo for those who don't have a car and for those who do please meet us at the Tuxedo train station. The train to Tuxedo departs at 9:14am from Penn Station. You should board the NE corridor train. You will see it displayed on the big board as the 9:14 train. Plan to arrive by 9am so that you have plenty of time to buy your ticket and find the train. We will meet on the first car of train. If you don't know which one is the first car ask the conductor on the train. To get to Tuxedo you must transfer at Secaucus-Junction which is the next stop after Penn Station and board the Port Jervis bound train. If you get lost that day and are unsure where we are call Francisco: (347) 683-1242. He will be taking the train to Tuxedo.

For those driving, please meet us at 10:17am at the Tuxedo train station. The address is 240 Rt 17, Tuxedo, NY.

I'm just trying to cover as many bases so that no one gets lost. Hopefully the message is verbose and clear enough.

This is a light get to know you hike. All levels of hikers are welcome we will be hiking about 6 miles on a loop that take the long path to cave shelter for lunch. After lunch we hike pass the old cemetery. We will rest on the shores of the Upper Twin lakes and be off the mountain by 4pm.

You should be back in the city by 5. If you need transportation, I hope we can set up some car pooling. If you got wheels and want some passengers shout out. If you need a ride let us know. We will do the best we can to put folks together. Also you could take the train to Harriman, and get picked up at the station. Metro north train leaves from Hoboken.

Gear List: 2 quarts of water, lunch. appropriate clothing for the season.

For more information, see http://http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=143