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.

Monday, November 13, 2023

OEC SouthBay Wraps Up

OEC SouthBay 2023 is complete.  At this point, we have no plans for a SouthBay class in 2024.  Contact the Eastern Sierra Region or Far West Division for more info at http://www.easternsierraregion.org/

For now:



Congratulations OEC SouthBay 2023 Graduates!















A big congratulations to this year's Outdoor Emergency Care course graduates!

As we said in class "Train hard so game day is easy". And you all did just that - hundreds of hours, countless scenarios. I am confident you'll all go on to be great ski patrollers. Give yourself a pat on the back...and then check CMS. 😉
As always, a big thanks to your Chief Judge, Mark Galicia. Great job once again this year. And of course to all the volunteers who made the course & exam possible.
Now, let it snow!



Monday, October 23, 2023

Updated Class Schedule

Candidates, All - 

Note changes to remaining class schedule.  Same dates & times, updated topics.  

See the full schedule on the link above.  Remaining classes are:


Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Keep Your Skills Fresh!

  

As we get into more complicated scenarios & treatment protocols, it's common for baseline skills to tail off a bit.

Keep 'em fresh.

As we discussed, practice them often, on any willing "patients".


(Thanks Chris &  Anna for the great example!)

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Interesting (Useful?) EMS Social Media Sites

A selection that I follow. Some informative, some entertaining, some both:

https://www.instagram.com/nardoctor/

https://www.instagram.com/northamericanrescue/

https://www.instagram.com/northamericanrescue2.0/

https://www.instagram.com/firedepartmentchronicles/

https://www.instagram.com/whats.good.media/

https://www.instagram.com/theparamediccoach/

https://www.youtube.com/@PrepMedic

https://www.instagram.com/the_resuscitationist/

https://www.instagram.com/prolonged_field_care/

https://www.youtube.com/@BrianSuttererMD

https://www.youtube.com/@Medcram

https://www.instagram.com/the_anatomylab/

https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnatomyLab

https://www.youtube.com/@StanfordMedicine25/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@Anatomyzone

https://www.youtube.com/@EMin5

https://www.youtube.com/@StrongMed

https://www.youtube.com/@FirstLookMRI



Friday, October 13, 2023

Ski Season Fitness: Ski Season and Your Candidate Year, Approaches

As Lucy noted in class, the better shape you're in, the better your candidate year will go.  There are, of course, a huge number of programs to help you get ski-fit.  

Here's a good one from CMH Heliski.  Link to article here.

Another one from Wagner Skis here.  

Our advice - Start now.  Find a good program.  Hit it hard.  Now.


Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Blood Pressure Measurement

Candidates - 

As part of your training, we want you to know how to take a patient's blood pressure - manually, using a BP cuff (aka sphygmomanometer).  

You won't likely be doing this on the hill, but may well do so in the First Aid room. We'll cover this in class, and get hands-on time with the stethoscopes & cuffs.  

In preparation, here's a good video to review.  Be sure to do so.


Here's the key: