Outdoor Emergency Care

SOLO Southeast has teamed up with National Ski Patrol to offer an additional module that can be taken with our standard WFR curriculum. Students will qualify as a wilderness first responder and National Ski Patrol Outdoor Emergency Care provider. Outdoor Emergency Care is NSP's award winning training program for patrollers and others in the outdoor recreation community who deal with emergency situations. This nationally recognized program is designed to help you manage the toughest emergencies in all seasons. First developed in the late 1980s, Outdoor Emergency Care is a training program that is tailored to the nonurban rescuer. Over the years, OEC has evolved to address the needs of other outdoor-based emergency care providers, including Wilderness Emergency Medical Technicians, river rafting and mountaineering guides, members of search and rescue groups, mountain bike patrollers and parks and recreation employees. Today, OEC is considered the standard of training for emergency care in the outdoors and is recognized by resorts and recreational facilities in all 50 states.

Topics Covered Include:

• Anatomy & Physiology (A & P) of Respiratory System and Cardiothoracic Region
• A & P of the Cardiovascular System
• A & P of the Central Nervous System
• A & P of the Gastrointestinal System and Genitourinary System
• A & P of the Integumentary System
• A & P of the Musculoskeletal System
• Abdominal Pain
• Abdominal Trauma
• Allergic Reactions
• Altitude-Related Injuries
• Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
• Bites & Stings: Animals & Plants
• Bivouac Skills
• Bloodborne Pathogens & Infectious Disease
• Body Systems: Anatomy & Physiology
• Burns
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Changes in Level of Consciousness
• Chest Pain
• Chest Trauma
• Cold-Related Injuries
• Common Expedition Problems
• CPR Considerations in the Remote Environment
• CPR Practical Exam
• Diabetic Emergencies
• Dislocations & Reduction Techniques
• Drowning-Related Injuries
• Environmental Emergencies
• Fractures & Splinting Techniques
• Group Preventative Medicine
• Head Trauma
• Heat-Related Injuries
• History Taking & SAMPLE
• Improvising Litters
• Leadership in a Backcountry
• Emergency Lifting & Moving Techniques
• Lightning-Related Injuries
• Long-Term Patient Care
• Long-Term Management of the Shock Victim
• Long-Term Wound Care
• Medical Emergencies
• Medical Emergencies and Patient Assessment
• Medicolegal Issues
• Mock Rescue
• Organizing the Rescue
• PAS in the Extreme Environment
• Patient Assessment System (PAS)
• Poisoning
• Primary Survey: "The First Five Minutes"
• Prudent Heart Living
• Role of the Wilderness First Responder
• Secondary Survey & Vital Signs
• Shock & Bleeding Control
• Shortness of Breath
• SOAPnote & Getting Help
• Soft Tissue Injuries & Bandaging Skills
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury Management
• Splinting Practice
• Sprains & Strains
• Techniques of CPR & CPR Skills
• The Anatomy of a Backcountry Crisis
• The Ten Essentials
• Use of Epinephrine
• Wilderness Stabilization & Bivouac
• Altitude Related Emergencies
• Cold-Related Emergencies
• Advanced Life Support
• Avalanche Awareness
• Wilderness First Responder Practical Exam
• Wilderness First Responder Written Exam