ECSI is your source for customized materials for Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid courses!

The Emergency Care and Safety Institute is pleased to announce a new venture with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to provide training based on BSA's new Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines.

Based on BSA's 16-hour Wilderness First Aid Curriculum, ECSI's Wilderness First Aid Field Guide and Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Instructor's ToolKit CD meet course requirements and address everything individuals need to know to prevent and treat emergencies in remote areas, including:

• Bleeding and wound care
• Burns, bites, and stings
• Bone, joint, and muscle injuries
• Cold- and heat-related illnesses
• Altitude illnesses, and much more!

Special pricing on BSA course materials available

When you are approved as an authorized Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Instructor with the Emergency Care and Safety Institute, you are eligible to receive huge discounts on Wilderness First Aid training materials not available to the general public. Plus, free Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid course completion cards are available with each Wilderness First Aid Field Guide ordered!

These special prices are offered exclusively to authorized ECSI Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Instructors and cannot be ordered online. Call ECSI's Sales Office at 1-800-541-5696 to learn more.

ECSI's products are developed and distributed by Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Become a Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Instructor

If you are currently an instructor with the Emergency Care and Safety Institute, you may request authorization to teach authorized Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid courses. Simply email ECSI's National Membership Office at Membership@ECSInstitute.org to submit your request. All new BSA Wilderness First Aid Instructor candidates will be required to purchase the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Instructor's ToolKit CD.

If you are currently an instructor with another national training organization (e.g. American Red Cross, American Heart Association, etc.), you may request instructor reciprocity and complete an ECSI Instructor Application here. Please note that all ECSI Instructors must be associated with an ECSI Educational Center. If your institution is not already set up an as ECSI Educational Center, please first fill out the Educational Center Application here, or request your employer to do so.

ECSI will also deliver a series of multi-day "Train-the-Trainer" courses to train Boy Scout leaders. These instructor orientation courses will provide the skills and competencies needed to teach ECSI's Wilderness First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) courses. Click here for more information.