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<description>Fake blood, simulated heart attacks and being lost in the woods are some of the potential pitfalls awaiting participants of Wilderness First Responder, a summer class that ran May 4-12.

	While most students might not be able to treat a poisonous snake bite, the nine-day class tested students&#8217; decision-making abilities and increases students&#8217; confidence in critical situations, said Joe Arvai, program coordinator and MSU associate professor who teaches risk, values and decision making.

	&#8220;It&#8217;s not really a class where students have to memorize a long list of protocol,&#8221; Arvai said.</description>
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