Open Recertification

Sponsor/Host: L.L. Bean

Location: L.L. Bean Paddling Center
Freeport, ME 04033 - United States

Dates: 3/6/2020 - 3/8/2020

Course Description:

The Open Recertification course is open to graduates of any wilderness-based first aid training course that was at least 64 hours long and completed within 3 years of the proposed recertification option. Successful graduates of this course will receive Wilderness Medical Associates’ Wilderness First Responder, Anaphylaxis, and BLS/Healthcare Provider-level CPR certifications. WMA WEMT graduates with a current EMT-B or Paramedic certificate may also recertify the wilderness portion of their WEMT with this course.

**If you are using this course to recertify a WMA WEMT it is your responsibility to let the sponsor know when registering, and to inform the instructor on the first day of class.**

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Directions to Course Location:

Directions to the L.L.Bean Paddling Center

at lower flying point

14 marietta lane, Freeport, Maine 04032

 

From Points South:

  • Take Exit 20 (Freeport/Desert Rd.) off route I-95 and turn right at stop sign
  • Go straight through traffic light and follow Main Street 1.3 mi into town
  • Turn right onto Bow Street (across from L.L. Bean Retail Store)

Follow directions below***.

From Points North:

  • Take Exit 22 (Freeport/Durham) off route 95, bear right off exit
  • Follow the road to the traffic light and turn right onto Main Street
  • Go about .5 mi and turn left onto Bow Street

Follow directions below***.

***Proceed 3.6 mi down Bow St. and turn right onto Flying Point Road**.

  • Turn left immediately, .1 mi onto Marietta Lane (this is a gravel drive)
  • Proceed down this road .3 mi to the L.L. Bean Paddling Center

Room and Board:

Lodging

None provided. For lodging options in Freeport, visit the Freeport Merchant’s Association website at www.freeportusa.com or call them at 1-800-865-1994.

Food

Morning refreshments (coffee, tea, & water) will be provided.  Students are encouraged to bring a bag lunch as the closest lunch options are 5 miles away.

To Register:

Registration for this Event is closed.

Instructors:

  Instructor Name Location Certifications
Eric Duffy Eric Duffy ME, United States RN, WEMT
Gabriel Gunning Gabriel Gunning ME, United States WEMT-P