Upcoming Wilderness Medicine Courses

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Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026 | Cuba, NY, USA

2 Hours: 0 Online + 2 In-Person

LISTING ID: L5120

Learn the crucial skills you need to respond effectively to severe bleeding emergencies until help arrives.

What You'll Learn

• Recognize bleeding: Understand the types of bleeding (arterial, venous, capillary) and how to identify severe bleeding.
• Apply direct pressure: Learn how to use cloths or bandages to apply pressure directly to the wound.
• How to pack wounds with gauze to control severe bleeding, when direct pressure isn't enough
• When and how to apply tourniquets to control severe arterial bleeding from limbs.
• How to recognize and provide first aid for signs of potentially life-threatening shock
• Practice techniques using realistic scenarios and manikins to gain confidence and skill in controlling bleeding

All students will receive a certificate of completion upon completing the course.

Instructor's Note

This Stop the Bleed class will be divided into two sections:
The first will cover Stop the Bleed.
The second will dive into how to treat someone that facing serious cardiac issues due to severe bleeding.

This course is offered by Linda Botens.

Linda Botens is a certified NYS EMT for over 20 years, a training officer for EMS, a NYS PECC Coordinator, a CME Coordinator, an EMS Charts Administrator, a certified AHA CPR/AED/First Aid, an ACS and DOD Stop the Bleed instructor, an instructor for the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary for first aid and boat safety, and now a Survival Med Hybrid Wilderness First Aid Instructor.