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 13, 2016

Big Congratulations Candidates on Your Final Exam Success!

Big congratulations on success in your final exam this weekend.  100% pass, many perfect scores, and broad accolades from the examiners.  I'm confident you'll go on to be great patrollers!

I've added a few pics to the class photo album here:  https://goo.gl/photos/zosAhJevmCaVNLkK9

See you all at the party on Tuesday!







Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Final Exam Protocol - Candidate Version

Candidates - Here is the protocol for the final exam.  Download & read.

We'll go over in class on Thursday.

Link to document here.




Monday, November 7, 2016

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Awesome Mass Casualty Night 2016!

Huge thanks to the volunteers and patrollers who did a super job acting it up for tonight's event.  You made it a great event & learning experience for the candidates.  Pictures from the event here  (with thanks to all those who sent in pics).  Go to the bottom of the album for tonight's pics.  Samples below. Thanks again!