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"SAVE YOURSELF"
Skills Series
Do you live in or near Hamilton, MT? Join Katie Woods, lead instructor for First Aid Outdoors, for free, monthly knowledge sessions to learn and practice invaluable medical skills—before you need them.
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Unless otherwise noted, sessions will be held at the Bitterroot Public Library* or lawn if weather permits. Registration is not required, but greatly appreciated.
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Teens (13-17) are welcome with supervising adult.
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*Events are held at, but not sponsored by BPL.
Please contact katie@firstaidoutdoors.com directly with any questions.
Upcoming Topics
August 18, 2025
6-7 pm
How to Build a Rockstar Splint
Splinting is one of those skills that ends up being harder than it looks when you actually have to put it into practice! Look good, play good, right?
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Join us for an hour of learning general guidelines for any splint and even ways to improvise using the materials you might have with you. At a minimum, you'll leave with the skills to build an upper arm rigid splint, sling, and swathe. If there's time, we can practice lower extremity as well.
Previous Topics
June 30, 2025
6-7 pm
First Aid Kits
Do you carry a first aid kit? Do you know how to use the stuff inside? For this session, we'll talk about must-have items for any personal first aid kit as well as how to customize them for the outdoor activities you most enjoy!
July 14, 2025
6-7 pm
Adult CPR: The Basics
Whether you're brand new to adult CPR or haven't had a course in years, come hang out for an hour to practice compressions, breaths, and review the basics on how you can help save a life.
*this session does not qualify as a CPR certification course, but if you're interested in that please reach out!
July 28, 2025
6-7 pm
How to Stop a Bleed
So, you can stop a papercut... and even a road-rash type scrape. But, what about bigger bleeds? How do you know if it's serious or not? And what do you need to stop it?
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Join us to learn the best way to stop a severe bleed as well as the latest info on how to use tourniquets in an emergency.