Online Class: Basic Wilderness Safety

This course provides you with the basic wilderness safety and survival skills needed for outdoor recreationists, as well as to those who are considering a career as a tour guide or other outdoor related fields.

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15

Lessons
17

Exams &
Assignments
10

Hours
average time
1.0

CEUs

Course Description

Mastering Wilderness Safety & Survival: Your Essential Outdoor Blueprint

Venturing into the heart of nature, amidst the lush forests, vast deserts, or rugged mountains, is not just a journey through landscapes, but a dance with the elements. Whether you're an enthusiastic backpacker, an aspiring outdoor professional, or someone with a sheer love for the wild, understanding the primal ways of nature and mastering the art of wilderness survival is indispensable.

Our meticulously crafted online course is your gateway to a profound understanding of wilderness safety and survival. We aim not just to provide knowledge but to imbue a sense of confidence, ensuring every adventure you undertake is both safe and memorable. While this course serves as a comprehensive primer, it's essential to couple this knowledge with hands-on experience and further specialized training.

Dive deep and discover:

Essential Wilderness Kit: Handpick the indispensable gear that could be your lifeline in the wild.
Armor Against the Elements: Strategically select clothing and gear to safeguard against nature's unpredictable moods.
Nature's First Aid: Identify, understand, and combat environmental and altitude-related illnesses.
Water Wisdom: Techniques to source and purify nature's elixir – water.
Foraging Fundamentals: Decipher the edible symphony of plants, berries, and even insects.
Hunting & Fishing Mastery: Immerse in the ancient arts of hunting and fishing, ensuring you never go hungry.
Culinary Wilderness: Learn to prepare, cook, and savor the bounties of your hunt.
Nature's Compass: Master navigation techniques without modern gadgets.
Echoing Signals: Efficiently signal for help, ensuring you're always within reach.

Survival isn't about battling nature; it's about harmonizing with it. With every terrain offering unique challenges, being equipped with foundational knowledge can make the difference between an ordeal and an adventure. Let this course be your guiding star, lighting your path, ensuring that every step you take in the wild is one of assurance, wonder, and respect for the vast beauty that surrounds you.

Embrace the call of the wild with confidence. Join us and embark on a transformative journey that transcends mere survival, leading to a deeper connection with the very soul of nature.

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Self-Paced
6 Months to Complete
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Accredited CEUs

Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider

Course Lessons

Lesson 1: Introduction to Wilderness Safety and Survival

This first lesson will introduce you to the realities of wilderness dangers and the required preparations. Additional lesson topics: Survive and Thrive: A Pocket Guide to Wilderness Safety Skills; Wilderness and Travel Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide; The Several types of clouds you meet in the spring and summer 11 Total Points

Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete Assignment: Why this Course?
Assessment: Lesson 1 Quiz

Lesson 2: Survival Essentials for the Wilderness

Let's start this lesson by looking at a more in-depth list of some items you may want to carry. Additional lesson topics: Survival Gear: Ultimate Survival Kit; Build Your Own First Aid Kit, It Might Save Your Life; Make a plan 10 Total Points

Review Practice Worksheet: essential_items_list.pdf
Assessment: Lesson 2 Quiz

Lesson 3: Selecting the Right Gear

This lesson will focus on the type of gear you might need, as well as tips to help you select the gear appropriate for you. Additional lesson topics: Backpack Shapes and Functions; Survival Shelters: Several Best Designs and How to Build Them; Field-Expedient Weapons, Tools, and Equipment 10 Total Points

Assessment: Lesson 3 Quiz

Lesson 4: Health and Safety

In this lesson, we are going to focus on the steps to staying safe and surviving the wilderness. We will also begin to discuss keeping your mind and body healthy in a survival situation. Additional lesson topics: Staying Healthy in the Wilderness; Several Wilderness Hygiene Tips For Feeling Fresh In The Backcountry; Wilderness Survival: Psychology of Survival 10 Total Points

Assessment: Lesson 4 Quiz

Lesson 5: Treating Illness, Bites, and Stings in the Wilderness

The information you will get in this lesson will offer you a basic introduction and give you enough information to prepare you. However, it is not meant to serve as a replacement for medical skills taught to you by a professional in a first aid or CPR class. Additional lesson topics: Survival Skills: Several Wild Plants to Cure the Flu and Common Cold; Basic Life Support Protocol: Asthma; Treating a Snake Bite; Treating Bites and Insect Stings; This Cold Bug Is Bugging Me: How to Handle Flu-Like Illness In The Backcountry 9 Total Points

Assessment: Lesson 5 Quiz

Lesson 6: Traumatic Injuries and Environmental Illnesses

This lesson will focus on steps for treating life-threatening injuries. Additional lesson topics: Wilderness First Aid Essentials: The Several Most Common Medical Issues That Every Hiker Should Know How to Treat; First Aid: Recognizing and Treating Shock; Treating Common Wilderness Injuries; The Cure: Head Injuries 10 Total Points

Assessment: Lesson 6 Quiz

Lesson 7: Environmental Illnesses and Their Treatments

Just as it is important that you know how to treat a fractured bone or help someone in your group who may be having an asthma attack, it is just as important to be aware of environmental injuries and illnesses that can occur, as well as how to treat them. Additional lesson topics: Environmental Illness; Several Injuries Caused by Extremely Cold Weather; Altitude Illness: Risk Factors, Prevention, Presentation, and Treatment; Heat exhaustion symptoms and treatment 10 Total Points

Assessment: Lesson 7 Quiz

Lesson 8: Understanding the Importance of Your Clothing

This lesson will focus on understanding the climate factors that effect the body. Additional lesson topics: Outdoor Clothing for the Wilderness Professional; How to Pack For A Wilderness Backpacking Trip; Survival Clothing 10 Total Points

Assessment: Lesson 8 Quiz

Lesson 9: Procuring and Purifying Water

The focus of this lesson on the importance of hydration. Consuming enough water is important to our decision-making abilities, breathing, and nourishment. Additional lesson topics: Choosing Appropriate Footwear for Wilderness Travel; How to Find and Purify Drinking Water In The Wilderness; Survival Skills: Several Ways to Purify Water 10 Total Points

Assessment: Lesson 9 Quiz

Lesson 10: Food and Nourishment: Plants, Fruits, and Bugs

If you have access to plenty of water, you can then worry about making sure you have food and nourishment. This lesson will focus on the available food resources in the wild. Additional lesson topics: 5 Food Tips for Camping and Hiking; 52 Plants In The Wild You Can Eat; What is the universal edibility test?; Best Backpacking Food – simple and nutritious 10 Total Points

Assessment: Lesson 10 Quiz

Lesson 11: Food and Nourishment: Crustaceans, Birds, and Fish

In addition to eating plants and bugs found in the wilderness, you can also catch, prepare, and eat fish, crustaceans, and birds. Additional lesson topics: Crustaceans; Several Fish You Should Never Eat + Safer Seafood Options; How to avoid toxic or poisonous non edible fish; Animals for Food; The Nutrition of Clams 10 Total Points

Assessment: Lesson 11 Quiz

Lesson 12: Food and Nourishment: Tracking and Acquiring Mammals

Mammals provide a source of meat. In a survival situation, they should be considered a great source of food and nourishment. Additional lesson topics: Survival Hunting Tips; How to Build a Trap: Several Best Survival Traps; Which Wild Animals Are Safe to Eat in a Survival Situation?; Off-Grid Survival: How to Track Food in the Woods 10 Total Points

Assessment: Lesson 12 Quiz

Lesson 13: Food and Nourishment: Preparing and Cooking Game

If you cannot stand the thought of skinning or butchering an animal at this point in time, this lesson may not be your favorite. Additional lesson topics: How to Skin an Animal; How to Field Dress an Animal; Wilderness Survival Cooking Skills; Preparation Of Fish and Game For Cooking and Storage; Skinning and Cleaning Animals 10 Total Points

Assessment: Lesson 13 Quiz

Lesson 14: Navigation

Navigation refers to your ability to get from one point to another. If you are at a lake in the middle of a wilderness, you need to be able to navigate your way to your next destination. Additional lesson topics: Wilderness Navigation Techniques – Skills and Tools to Find Direction; Wilderness Navigation Basics; Wilderness Navigation 10 Total Points

Assessment: Lesson 14 Quiz

Lesson 15: Signaling

Having the knowledge and tools to be able to signal for help is critical if you are ever in a survival situation. 80 Total Points

Lesson discussions: End of Course Poll; Course Comments; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Assessment: Lesson 15 Quiz
Assessment: The Final Exam

220

Total Course Points

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe what is meant by wilderness safety and why it is important to know.
Summarize survival essentials for the wilderness.
Describe selecting the right gear.
Summarize treating illness, bites, and stings in the wilderness.
Summarize traumatic injuries and environmental illnesses.
Recognize environmental illnesses and their treatments.
Identify importance of your clothing.
Describe techniques for procuring and purifying water and finding food and nourishment.
Summarize navigation techniques.
Summarize signaling techniques.
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

Additional Course Information

Document Your Lifelong Learning Achievements
Earn an Official Certificate Documenting Course Hours and CEUs
Verify Your Certificate with a Unique Serial Number Online

View and Share Your Certificate Online or Download/Print as PDF
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Course Title: Basic Wilderness Safety

Course Number: 9770500

Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries

Availability: This course is online and available in all 50 states including: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas.

Last Updated: August 2023

Course Type: Self-Paced, Online Class

CEU Value: 1.0 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)

CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.

Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams

Course Fee: $120.00 U.S. dollars