Fall 2015 Outdoor Emergency Care Course

This site covers the National Ski Patrol's Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) training course that's held in the San Francisco South Bay area each Fall. Details on registration, materials, preparation and location are located on the tabs above. Course updates are posted below as they are published.

Outdoor Emergency Care® is the National Ski Patrol’s award-winning training program for patrollers and others in the recreation community who deal with emergency situations. This nationally recognized program is designed to help you manage the toughest emergencies, in all seasons. Developed in the late 1980s for the 26,000 members of the National Ski Patrol, Outdoor Emergency Care is a training program that is tailored to the nonurban rescuer. Today, OEC is considered the standard of training for emergency care in the outdoor environment and is recognized by resorts and recreational facilities in all 50 states.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

The Final Week of Class...

As we discussed, here's the plan for this coming week:

- Tuesday is the Written Final Exam.  At 7PM I'll pass out the written final.  100 questions, multiple choice.  Candidates can take as much time as they'd like to complete the exam (but not past 10PM).  As each candidate finishes, they'll hand the exam in to me, and then move to another part of the building for practice, questions, etc. in prep for the practical final.  Patrollers will show up around 8:30 to assist.

- Thursday we will do two things:  We'll first review the final practical exam protocol in detail.  Discuss and answer any questions.  When complete, we'll then have an open practice session where we can focus on anything that any individual candidate or group of candidates would like to practice or discuss.  Patrollers will show up at the usual time (7PM) to hear the protocol and thereby be able to give on-point advice for the practical final.

As for the practice sessions, I want to continue to keep the pressure up on bandaging & splinting mechanics, but also do several backboards to ensure we're crisp on execution.  You all have put a tremendous amount of work into this.  Now's the time to put the final polish on it and be ready to demonstrate your skills. As said in athletics, now's the time to peak for the game.  Focus.  Final crunch.
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