As we discussed in class, it's time to start ramping up effort on the upcoming final written exam. As we also discussed, one of the best ways to study is to take past written exams. I've located a set of and posted here.
To this end, we'll pick one exam to take each weekend, and then review in class the following Tuesday. For this week, let's do the 2011-2012 Exam 1, posted here.
Good luck!
Outdoor Emergency Care - South Bay
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Special Guest Lecture: Dr. Jeff Croke, MD
As I mentioned in class, I am thrilled that Dr. Jeff Croke will be our guest speaker tonight, Oct. 10. As you can see, Jeff is a highly accomplished physician AND ski patrolman. Jeff has prepared some remarks for us, and then will take questions. Get your questions ready!
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Practice Session
Jimmy Rios is organizing a practice session this Wednesday. 7:00PM at his work: Lifesafety, Inc. Address is: 1876 Hartog San Jose Ca. Contact Jimmy with any questions.
Backboard Sunday Complete!
Great event this past weekend. A huge thanks to the patrollers, friends, and kids who helped out. Some pictures from the event here, including:
Looking forward, we have a few more skills to learn, and then training for more complex injuries & medical conditions and special patient populations. And of course, lots of practice.
Looking forward, we have a few more skills to learn, and then training for more complex injuries & medical conditions and special patient populations. And of course, lots of practice.
Friday, October 4, 2013
Midterm & Backboard Sunday - This Weekend
As we've discussed several times:
The midterm will be this Saturday, Oct. 5. Start is 9AM. Looking to wrap up by 2PM. Bring your own patient for the morning session, plus boots & helmet. Also, bring along a snack for yourself.
Sunday is backboard training. Coffee at 7:30, and prompt start at 8AM. Wear old clothes, bring kneepads, and be prepared to get dirty. Dave R. is organizing lunch and would appreciate a $5 donation. Plan on the event going all day, wrapping up around 5PM.
Location is the same - NetApp Java7 building. See you all this weekend.
The midterm will be this Saturday, Oct. 5. Start is 9AM. Looking to wrap up by 2PM. Bring your own patient for the morning session, plus boots & helmet. Also, bring along a snack for yourself.
Sunday is backboard training. Coffee at 7:30, and prompt start at 8AM. Wear old clothes, bring kneepads, and be prepared to get dirty. Dave R. is organizing lunch and would appreciate a $5 donation. Plan on the event going all day, wrapping up around 5PM.
Location is the same - NetApp Java7 building. See you all this weekend.
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.
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