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.

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

OEC Skills Are Valuable Everyday

Here's a note I recently received from a previous candidate in our class.  Big congrats to the candidates, patrollers & instructors and all involved for creating a great learning environment that makes the world a better place...

Hi Bill,

Just wanted to reach out and say thank you to you and all the OEC instructors for the training.

I responded to an intense hypoglycemic incident at work. I showed up took a breathe (put on my BSI) and snapped into patrol mode. I felt a bit panicky in my head, based on the high standards of our OEC class, but apparently the training held on my exterior:

"Hi .....,

I wanted to thank you again for your expedient response and assistance on 7/22 involving the medical emergency on the 7th floor.  You arrived within seconds of the incident and delegated responsibilities efficiently and with confidence.  Your training and overall compassion and empathy for the patient made the situation exponentially easier for all parties.  You stayed with ​xxxxx ​and I as long as you could, and you truly left an amazing impression on both of us.

Thank you again ...... "

Another example of how the rigors of grinding through weeks of scenarios really matter. Study is cheap, scenarios set the foundation, incidents on the mountain make sure you never forget.

Thank you. 

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