Fall 2008 OEC Course


2008 OEC Class Registration

Are you, or someone you know, going to enrole in this year's OEC class? Well - they need to register for the classes that start in September. After completing the necessary paperwork, send the completed registration form and the check (payable to David Benoit) to Karen Mills at the address on the form. Questions should be directed to Karen Mills at karen@kushiandmyers.com or kmills1@berkshire.rr.com.

Class Schedule

The WMR OEC Administrator has announced the following schedule for this season's OEC course. A spreadsheet file version of this schedule is available here.

Challengers must be registered prior to October 15, 2008. November 1st and 22nd classes are mandatory for challengers.

Fall 2008 OEC Class Schedule
Week Date Time Place Topics
1 Friday
5 Sept
6:30-9:00 Lee Registration, distribute books
Ch. 1 Intro to Outdoor Emergency Care
Ch. 2 Well-being of the Recuser
Ch. 3 Interfacing with EMS
Ch. 4 Human Anatomy and Physiology
2 Friday
12 Sept
6:00-10:00 Lee Review of chapters 2-4
Ch. 5 Baseline vital signs and SAMPLE
Practical - Anatomy and physiology
Practical - Scene safety
- Saturday
13 Sept
9:00-3:00 Lee Ch. 6 Airway and oxygen
Ch. 8 Bleeding
Ch. 9 Shock
Practical - Patient assessment and vital signs
3 Friday
19 Sept
6:00-10:00 Lee Ch. 7 Patient assessment, trauma patient
Practical - Patient assessment, trauma patient
- Saturday
20 Sept
9:00-3:00 Blanford Ch. 10 Respiratory emergencies
Ch. 11 Cardiovasual emergencies
Ch. 12 Neurological emergencies
Practical - Vitals, OPQRST, Oxygen
4 Friday
26 Sept
6:00-10:00 Bousquet Ch. 13 Common medial emergencies
Ch. 14 Snow sports and mountain bike emergencies
Practical - Patient assessment
- Saturday
27 Sept
9:00-3:00 Bousquet Ch. 15 Environmental emergencies
Ch. 16 Behavorial emergencies
Ch. 17 Obstetrics and gynecological emergencies
Practical - Patient assessment, backboard and KED
5 Friday
3 Oct
6:00-10:00 Jiminy Ch. 18 Mechanism and patterns of injuries
Ch. 19 Soft tissue injuries
Practical - Patient assessment, splinting and bandaging
- Saturday
4 Oct
9:00-3:00 Lee CPR and AED; $6.00 fee for certification
6 Friday
10 Oct
6:00-10:00 Lee Mandatory Class
Mid-term exam
Practical Station - Patient assessment with vitals
Practical Stations - Backboarding, splinting and bandaging
7 Friday
24 Oct
6:00-10:00 Jiminy Ch. 20 Eye injuries
Ch. 21 Face and throat injuries
Ch. 22 Chest injuries
Ch. 23 Abdomen and genitalia injuries
Practical - Patient assessment
8 Saturday
1 Nov
9:00-3:00 Lee Ch. 26 Head and spinal injuries
Practical - Patient assessment
Practical - Backboarding and traction splints
Mandatory class for challengers
9 Friday
14 Oct
6:00-3:00 Lee Ch. 27 Rescue techniques, lifts and loads
Practical - Backboarding, lifts and loads
X-ray show, Colleen Halvorsen
- Saturday
15 Oct
9:00-3:00 Blanford Ch. 24 Principals of musculoskeletal injuries
Ch. 25 Assessment and care of bone and joint injuries
Practical - Patient assessment, backboard, vitals
10 Friday
21 Oct
6:00-10:00 Jiminy Ch. 28 Triage
Ch. 29 Mass casualty incident management
Ch. 30 Pediatric outdoor emergency care
Practical - Patient assessment
- Saturday
15 Oct
9:00-3:00 Blanford Ch. 24 Principals of musculoskeletal injuries
Ch. 25 Assessment and care of bone and joint injuries
Practical - Patient assessment, backboard, vitals
10 Saturday
22 Nov
9:00-3:00 Lee Ch. 31 Outdoor adaptive athletes
Practical - Patient assessment, vitals
Practial - Backboarding, traction
Review
Mandatory class for challengers
11 Saturday
29 Nov
9:00-1:00 Lee Makeup
Additional work on any topic
12 Friday
5 Dec
6:00-10:00 Bousquet Final written test.
- Saturday
6 Dec
8:00-4:00 Bousquet Final practical test.