Wilderness ADVANCED First Aid

training in the Southeast

Hone your skills to prevent, assess, manage and transport medical emergencies in remote settings.

A cartoon character resembling a potato with a red headband, smiling and flying with a medical kit in hand, over mountains and green terrain.

Develop essential skills to prevent, assess, and manage medical emergencies in remote settings.

This five day Sierra Rescue International (SRI) course provides a detailed look atwilderness medicine with plenty of time for practice. Covering patient assessment, common backcountry injuries and illnesses, splinting and carries, recommendations for when to seek higher-level care, and much more.

The course is highly hands-on, with an emphasis on scenario-based learning and critical thinking.

Participants will build foundational and skills for managing patients in wilderness environments where rescue or advanced medical care may be slow to arrive. Those seeking more training in extended patient care should consider the 8 day Wilderness First Responder (WFR).

Register for the Copperhill, TN class starting May 26, 2026
Register for the Long Creek, SC class starting June 8, 2026

Course: Wilderness Advanced First Aid with CPR included: 40 hours.

Prerequisites: None.

Certification through: Sierra Rescue International.

Certification length: Certification is valid for 3 years with no grace period.

Who should take this course: Anyone who plays/works outside or in a rural location where help may be slow to arrive. Outdoor guides, adventure trip leaders, backpackers, hikers, raft guides and kayakers, rock climbers and more!

Course Dates:

May 26/27 & June 2/3, 2026 @ Wildwater Ocoee. 4596 US-64, Copperhill, TN 37317. This class will have extended hours to meet course duration minimums. Course hours are not yet set.

June 8-12, 2026 @ Wildwater Chattooga. 1251 Academy Road, Long Creek, SC 29658 8:30am-5:30pm

Additional Courses you might be interested in:

Wilderness First Responder: 8 days, 70-80 hrs

Read about the course content, packing list and more
Emergency responders caring for an unconscious kayaker on the banks of the Chattooga River. Moving an injured patient with an improvised litter. Wilderness Advanced First Aid Training in the Southeast

What makes the Chattooga AWFA special: This course includes a full day on the Chattooga River practicing emergency medicine. Wildwater can help outfit you with wetsuits, helmets, lifejackets, paddles etc. Plan to spend a day in a raft on the river as part of this program.

Wilderness emergency medicine training in the Southeast with The Resusci-Taters. Checking a conscious patients airway.

Sierra Rescue International is a member of the Wilderness Medical Society, and is recognized by other WMS members such as NOLS, SOLO, DMM, & WMA.

Certification is provided at the end of the course.The WFA certification (through SRI) is a provided as a physical card. The CPR certification (through ECSI) is delivered via email.

If you have further questions about this course, please contact us a info@tatercpr.com or call us at 828-421-8736.