Outdoor Emergency Care - South Bay
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Past Final Exams
I've located & posted the final exams from the past two years. As we discussed in class, I've found this one of the best ways to study for the written final. The exams are located here.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Plan for Next Week, Midterm & Backboard Sunday Preparation, Studying Guidance
As we discussed in class last night, a few updates re: next week:
- We'll meet both Tuesday and Thursday night:
>On Tuesday, we'll cover Spine anatomy & injuries and do more scenarios. We'll also cover some introductory slides re: Backboard Sunday.
>On Thursday, we'll cover Traumatic Brain Injury. We'll also cover Helmet removal. PLEASE BRING YOUR HELMET.
- For the weekend of Oct 5 & 6:
> Saturday is midterm day. We'll start at 9AM and you'll demonstrate & be evaluated on every bandage, splint, & airway adjunct you've learned. You'll also demonstrate boot & helmet removal. Bring your boots & helmet and don't forget to BRING YOUR PATIENT (as well as your camera for great social media pics). This should take about 2 hours. Saturday afternoon, we'll do a select set of scenarios on which you'll be graded per the final exam protocols. We should wrap up around 2PM. Bring your own lunch or snacks.
> Sunday is Backboard Sunday. Coffee at 7:30 and start promptly at 8:00. We'll cover techniques in the AM and then do a variety of backboard scenarios in the afternoon. Dave R. is arranging lunch. The day will go through 4-5PM.
- Finally, as we discussed in class, the best strategy, and arguably the only way to succeed is to dedicate substantial time to study & practice. Specifically:
> Dedicate the time to read the book & take the chapter end practice exams. Yes, this is tough going, but you'll need it for the written exam. As we discussed in class, a best practice is to dedicate some time on a regular basis to work on this. Bite at a time. In addition, I'm still working on getting past written exams/test banks. I will distribute as soon as I have definitive information.
> A senior OEC examiner once said that there is a direct correlation between practice exam success and number of scenarios that a candidate does. To this end, we do a lot of scenarios. In addition, to reinforce this, we'd like everyone to make time this weekend to do the full assessment flow - scene safety through radio call - 5 times. On Tuesday AM, we'll ask each of you for a report, and maybe a demonstration.
> Finally, a few students are organizing practice days - practice assessments, skills, bandaging, splinting, etc. This is very helpful. I encourage all students to do this extensively. If you organize the practice days, we'll work to see you have a patroller or two to help out.
Thanks all. Keep up the good work.
- We'll meet both Tuesday and Thursday night:
>On Tuesday, we'll cover Spine anatomy & injuries and do more scenarios. We'll also cover some introductory slides re: Backboard Sunday.
>On Thursday, we'll cover Traumatic Brain Injury. We'll also cover Helmet removal. PLEASE BRING YOUR HELMET.
- For the weekend of Oct 5 & 6:
> Saturday is midterm day. We'll start at 9AM and you'll demonstrate & be evaluated on every bandage, splint, & airway adjunct you've learned. You'll also demonstrate boot & helmet removal. Bring your boots & helmet and don't forget to BRING YOUR PATIENT (as well as your camera for great social media pics). This should take about 2 hours. Saturday afternoon, we'll do a select set of scenarios on which you'll be graded per the final exam protocols. We should wrap up around 2PM. Bring your own lunch or snacks.
> Sunday is Backboard Sunday. Coffee at 7:30 and start promptly at 8:00. We'll cover techniques in the AM and then do a variety of backboard scenarios in the afternoon. Dave R. is arranging lunch. The day will go through 4-5PM.
- Finally, as we discussed in class, the best strategy, and arguably the only way to succeed is to dedicate substantial time to study & practice. Specifically:
> Dedicate the time to read the book & take the chapter end practice exams. Yes, this is tough going, but you'll need it for the written exam. As we discussed in class, a best practice is to dedicate some time on a regular basis to work on this. Bite at a time. In addition, I'm still working on getting past written exams/test banks. I will distribute as soon as I have definitive information.
> A senior OEC examiner once said that there is a direct correlation between practice exam success and number of scenarios that a candidate does. To this end, we do a lot of scenarios. In addition, to reinforce this, we'd like everyone to make time this weekend to do the full assessment flow - scene safety through radio call - 5 times. On Tuesday AM, we'll ask each of you for a report, and maybe a demonstration.
> Finally, a few students are organizing practice days - practice assessments, skills, bandaging, splinting, etc. This is very helpful. I encourage all students to do this extensively. If you organize the practice days, we'll work to see you have a patroller or two to help out.
Thanks all. Keep up the good work.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Splinting & Bandaging Guides
Several of you have asked about this material. Good descriptions, step-by-step guides, and pictures. These guides are posted in the Class Materials section. Direct link here.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Week 4 Reminders
As we discussed in class last week, we are 25% done with the course. Everyone is looking good, but as we also discussed, now's the time to press forward to be fully competent and confident in the baseline assessment flow. I know you're all working hard on this. Keep up the good work.
Looking forward:
- This week and next we move forward to cover splinting. As a reminder BRING YOUR CRAVATS. For those that haven't made them yet, instructions are here. Yes, they are big.
- Next week we'll cover boot removal. Please bring yours in next Tuesday (9/17). A few of you have said that your gear is in Tahoe or elsewhere, which is fine. But if you have them locally, bring them.
- Finally, looking forward to the midterm on Oct 5, start recruiting your "victim" that you'll use to demonstrate each of the bandages & splints. This will be about a 2 hour commitment on their part (likely 9AM - 11AM), and as we said, an excellent social media photo opportunity. After this first skills demo session, they are welcome to stay, or more likely will want to take off, as we move forward into scenarios (likely 11AM to 1 or 2PM).
- And, of course, remember to block Sunday, October 6 for Backboard Sunday. Agenda in the works. Look to start at 8AM and go through the afternoon. Yep, all day.
Looking forward:
- This week and next we move forward to cover splinting. As a reminder BRING YOUR CRAVATS. For those that haven't made them yet, instructions are here. Yes, they are big.
- Next week we'll cover boot removal. Please bring yours in next Tuesday (9/17). A few of you have said that your gear is in Tahoe or elsewhere, which is fine. But if you have them locally, bring them.
- Finally, looking forward to the midterm on Oct 5, start recruiting your "victim" that you'll use to demonstrate each of the bandages & splints. This will be about a 2 hour commitment on their part (likely 9AM - 11AM), and as we said, an excellent social media photo opportunity. After this first skills demo session, they are welcome to stay, or more likely will want to take off, as we move forward into scenarios (likely 11AM to 1 or 2PM).
- And, of course, remember to block Sunday, October 6 for Backboard Sunday. Agenda in the works. Look to start at 8AM and go through the afternoon. Yep, all day.
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