This medical camp offers:

Three health science credits available through Lesley University. 

Course description: This course covers emergency medicine, herbal medicine and issues in public health. The Wilderness First Responder certification is a 72-hour course that includes patient assessment drills, case studies and a final simulation. Mornings are devoted to lectures while afternoons focus on practical hands-on sessions and rescue simulations.

Course objectives: 

• Demonstrate competency in assessing a patient, handling emergencies, and utilizing basic life support equipment and procedures.
• Determine blood pressure and lung sounds.
• Perform CPR and a number of other quick-response medical techniques, demonstrating the ability to determine the extent of an injury or illness and create an effective, safe response.
• Use accepted rescue and medical techniques, procedures and devices.
• Assist in evacuating patients and use accepted emergency medical techniques, reporting nature and extent of illness or injury to ambulance personnel.
• Work in multiple environmental conditions and various terrains.
• Understand a global perspective of public health and be able to identify common public health diseases.

Two medical response certifications available:

• Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

25 hours of service learning through projects with clinics and community on health education campaigns. Projects give students opportunities to use the methods learned in class to make real-life contributions to the health of the local community.

Must be at least 16 years old to participate.