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PE 1625
Wilderness First Aid

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course focuses on essentials first with an emphasis on backcountry and wilderness issues. Includes a certificate of completion in Wilderness First Aid, as well as American Red Cross Certification in Standard First Aid and CPR. Patient assessment, body systems, equipment improvisation, trauma care, environmental medicine, toxins, backcountry medicine, and wilderness rescue are all covered. Designed for those who travel in small parties in the backcountry and who wish to be self-sufficient and well prepared, but equally useful for handling everyday medical emergencies.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Fees Course fee: $345 for instruction/materials.
Permission Note Participation in Cornell Wilderness Medical classes is retricted to Cornell faculty, staff,  students, and their immediate families.
Prerequisites/Corequisites No previous experience necessary. 

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies one PE requirement if taken as PE. First class is required, students must attend all classes to receive PE credit. 

Comments For important information about the course (dates, drop deadline, supplies list, etc.) please visit the Cornell Outdoor Education website. 

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 13061 PE 1625   LEC 001

  •  
    • F
    • Oct 18 - Oct 25, 2024

    • Blakeley, B

  • Course fee: $345.
    Drop Deadline: Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 late drop fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For policies pertaining to Cornell Outdoor Education courses, including the Fee Waiver Application for a free or reduced course, please visit https://scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses/enrollment-policies.

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 13062 PE 1625   LEC 002

  •  
    • S
    • Oct 19 - Oct 26, 2024

    • Blakeley, B

  • Course fee: $345.
    Drop Deadline: Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 late drop fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For policies pertaining to Cornell Outdoor Education courses, including the Fee Waiver Application for a free or reduced course, please visit https://scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses/enrollment-policies.

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 13066 PE 1625   LEC 003

  •  
    • Su
    • Oct 20 - Oct 27, 2024

    • Blakeley, B

  • Course fee: $345.
    Drop Deadline: Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 late drop fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For policies pertaining to Cornell Outdoor Education courses, including the Fee Waiver Application for a free or reduced course, please visit https://scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses/enrollment-policies.