Outdoor Emergency Care - South Bay
Monday, November 26, 2018
OEC SouthBay 2019
OEC SouthBay training for the 2018-2019 winter season is complete. Check back here in the Spring 2019 timeframe for information about the Fall 2019 OEC SouthBay course. More information on other courses may be at: http://www.easternsierraregion.org/
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Final Exam Success!
Candidates -
A big congratulations on success in your final exam this weekend. 100% pass, many perfect scores, and strong accolades from the examiners. I'm confident you'll go on to be great patrollers!
And a big thanks for the patrollers & examiners who helped make the event a success. And, of course, thanks to our host, Novo Construction, and to our chief judge, Mark Galica, for another great job this year.
Now, give yourself a pat on the back. And then check CMS...
I've added a few pics to the class photo album here.
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Protocol for Final Practical Exam
Candidates -
As we discussed, here are the instructions & protocol for our Final Practical Exam. Download & read carefully.
Link here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UmFwkypJziL-fqDHyzG9FDLAaDDPqnoN?usp=sharing
As we discussed, here are the instructions & protocol for our Final Practical Exam. Download & read carefully.
Link here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UmFwkypJziL-fqDHyzG9FDLAaDDPqnoN?usp=sharing
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Great MCI Simulation Event!
Candidates -
Congrats on a great performance at our Mass Casualty Incident simulation event! You all handled a broad variety of injuries and some crazy situations and did it well! Pics below and on the class photo album here.
Now on to the written & practical final exams! I know you'll do well.
Congrats on a great performance at our Mass Casualty Incident simulation event! You all handled a broad variety of injuries and some crazy situations and did it well! Pics below and on the class photo album here.
Now on to the written & practical final exams! I know you'll do well.
Friday, November 2, 2018
Final Saturday Practice for the Final Practical Exam
All -
As we discussed in class, we'll get together Saturday for a practice for the Practical Final. John Wiser will host (Big thanks to John).
Saturday's practice will be at Rinconada Park, Palo Alto. 9AM to 11AM. Meet near the tennis courts (like last time).
As we discussed in class, we'll get together Saturday for a practice for the Practical Final. John Wiser will host (Big thanks to John).
Saturday's practice will be at Rinconada Park, Palo Alto. 9AM to 11AM. Meet near the tennis courts (like last time).
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Training Objectives Now
Three weeks to the practical final exam. Our objective now is to practice & hone skills - just like in athletics - to peak for the big game.
As we discussed in class, here are some focal points to incorporate in your thinking, training & practice.
Pediatric Assessment & Treatment
Big thanks to Maureen for a great lecture on pediatric assessment & treatment. Her slides are uploaded to the GoogleDrive.
In addition, here's an interesting supplemental article that's both interesting & useful.
Link here.
Mass Casualty Simulation Night - Nov 1 - Need Volunteers
The culmination of our class, mass casualty night, has proven to be the most engaging, most instructive, and probably the most fun class of the entire course. Great fun for patroller candidates & volunteers alike.
What's Mass Casualty Night?
We simulate an event where we have multiple patients in need of care. Each patient acts out a unique injury. It's up to the patroller candidates to assess each patient and then provide the appropriate care by themselves or by leading a team to do so. Pictures from previous year's event below.
Why is it unique?
The event is unique in that it requires the candidates to bring to bear all the skills they've learned in class, and do so in a stressful environment that we create. It's also a great opportunity for friends, family and others interested to see what this Outdoor Emergency Care is all about.
We need your help
To make this happen, we need a large number of volunteers. This year, we're looking for around 40. Young and old, we want and welcome all. We'll provide you some coaching on your "injury". In some cases, we'll also apply some moulage to better simulate the injury. And you'll get to act it out as you like, being as high or low maintenance as you like to your patroller-rescuer and their team.
Location
What's Mass Casualty Night?
We simulate an event where we have multiple patients in need of care. Each patient acts out a unique injury. It's up to the patroller candidates to assess each patient and then provide the appropriate care by themselves or by leading a team to do so. Pictures from previous year's event below.
Why is it unique?
The event is unique in that it requires the candidates to bring to bear all the skills they've learned in class, and do so in a stressful environment that we create. It's also a great opportunity for friends, family and others interested to see what this Outdoor Emergency Care is all about.
We need your help
To make this happen, we need a large number of volunteers. This year, we're looking for around 40. Young and old, we want and welcome all. We'll provide you some coaching on your "injury". In some cases, we'll also apply some moulage to better simulate the injury. And you'll get to act it out as you like, being as high or low maintenance as you like to your patroller-rescuer and their team.
Location
This year, our Mass Causality Simulation will take place at our usual class location: Novo Construction @ 1460 O'Brien Dr, Menlo Park, CA 94025 GoogleMaps location here: https://oecsouthbay.blogspot.com/p/corse-location.html
How to Sign-up
If you're joining us, please sign-up. To do so, click on the link below and go to November 1. Sign up as a "MCI Night Patient Volunteer". https://teamup.com/ksbbcadac8c015e175
No doubt this year will once again prove to be very instructive to candidates, and very fun for the volunteers. Thanks in advance for your support.
If you're joining us, please sign-up. To do so, click on the link below and go to November 1. Sign up as a "MCI Night Patient Volunteer". https://teamup.com/ksbbcadac8c015e175
No doubt this year will once again prove to be very instructive to candidates, and very fun for the volunteers. Thanks in advance for your support.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Heart Attack - Men vs Women's Symptoms
In class last week, we touched on heart attacks, and touched on the different symptoms male/female. Thanks to Mike Nealon who pointed out this instructive article on the topic. Thanks Mike.
Link here.
Friday, October 19, 2018
A Short Film on a Hypothermia Case
As the saying goes - "A hypothermia patient isn't dead until they are warm and dead".
Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLr15BBBtrc&feature=youtu.be
Friday, October 12, 2018
Observations & Tips from the Midterm
As we discussed in class. Overall, great job. Here are some commonalities and tune-up tips:
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
SMR/Backboard One-Pager
Team -John Wiser has put together a great one-pager on SMR/Backboard process.
Download your version here.
Big thanks to John for his leadership in putting this together.
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Monday, October 8, 2018
Written Final Exam Prep
It's time to start studying for the final written exam. Here are tools which may be helpful:
- The test bank questions, sorted by OEC V book chapters, is at: OEC V Chapter Tests Answers to each question are located at the end of each question listing.
- Also included are the actual final exams for several past years. Same link: OEC V Chapter Tests
- Finally, one of a the past Southbay candidates used the Quizlet application to create a set of flashcards containing the questions & answers. It can be found at http://quizlet.com/29785932/
- The test bank questions, sorted by OEC V book chapters, is at: OEC V Chapter Tests Answers to each question are located at the end of each question listing.
- Also included are the actual final exams for several past years. Same link: OEC V Chapter Tests
- Finally, one of a the past Southbay candidates used the Quizlet application to create a set of flashcards containing the questions & answers. It can be found at http://quizlet.com/29785932/
Congrats on a Great Midterm & Backboard Sunday!
Big congratulations to the candidates for making it through a grueling weekend. And a big thanks to the patrollers who helped out! Good days, good lessons learned, great tools for the future.
Good day & good learnings at the Saturday midterm. As we discussed, the exams are based on previous year's final practical exams. Now you have a good sense of where you are and where you personally, and the class as a group, need to focus moving foward.
And a productive Backboard Sunday - at the beginning of the day, you hadn't laid a hand on a backboard. Now you can put a patient on a backboard - from each position to leading a team to do so - in a broad variety of situations.
Now we move foward to learn a couple more skills, then more complicated scenarios, then ramp up for the final exams!
More pics in the class photo album here.
Good day & good learnings at the Saturday midterm. As we discussed, the exams are based on previous year's final practical exams. Now you have a good sense of where you are and where you personally, and the class as a group, need to focus moving foward.
And a productive Backboard Sunday - at the beginning of the day, you hadn't laid a hand on a backboard. Now you can put a patient on a backboard - from each position to leading a team to do so - in a broad variety of situations.
Now we move foward to learn a couple more skills, then more complicated scenarios, then ramp up for the final exams!
More pics in the class photo album here.
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