Climbing
Programs and Camps
Introductory Wilderness First Aid Course (20 hours)
- BCMC members only
We are organizing a course with Canada West Wilderness Medical
Consultants at a discount rate for BCMC members only!
This is an introductory course to wilderness first aid focusing
on general medical concepts and basic life support skills. This
course is targeted to outdoor enthusiasts who want to learn to use
and improvise first aid supplies.
The course runs over two full-day (20 hours) sessions, with an
optional evening session for those interested in obtaining certification
in CPR (C) with AED.
Upon completion of the course, a certificate will be issued by
the Emergency Care and Safety Institute for the wilderness first
aid portion of the course, valid for three years. If you take the
CPR session as well, you will also receive a certification issued
by the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation (CPR certification)
that must be renewed annually.
The schedule is as follow:
Friday October 8: Optional CPR (C) with AED course
in the evening (5 hours course). There is a quiz at the end to obtain
the CPR certification.
October 9-10: Courses start at 8am, with morning
lectures and presentations, and afternoon spent outside in simulations
and scenarios (wound care, splints, etc). The first part of the
course has more theory and as the course progresses, more time is
spent in scenarios and "hands on" exercises. The days
end between 5-6pm. There is a quiz at the end of the weekend to
obtain certification.
Course Outline:
- Scene survey
- Basic and advance life support
- Airway and C-Spine
- Breathing
- Circulation
- Disability
- Extremity injuries and treatment (fracture, sprains, strains,
dislocations, splints, dressings, wound care)
- wounds (bleeding, dressing and bandages)
- hypothermia
- hyperthermia
- immersion foot (trench foot)
- burns
- allergies
- anaphylaxis
- animal encounters
- poison ivy and poison oak
- drowning and near-drowning
- carbon monoxide inhalation
- medical illness
- after care
- first aid kits
- legal considerations
Cost:
$210 (including GST) for the intro course only, not including
CPR
$288.75 (including GST) for the intro course and CPR C course
The cost above includes a certification card, a CPR manual, First
Aid manual and use of all the WMC equipment in classroom and outside
sessions.
Please, note that the course is during the Thanksgiving weekend!
To register or for more information, please contact
Sabine via email or phone.
Sign up quickly as there are only 10 spots for this course and
registration will end on September 1st, 2010.
Please specify in your email if you would like to do the CPR (C)
and the intro course, or the intro course only!
Outdoor Leadership Skills
Course
"Leadership is about liberating people to do what is needed
in the best possible way. Leadership is the capacity to move
others towards goals shared with you, with a focus and a competency
they would not achieve on their own. Leadership is about building
and sustaining exceptional relationships."
Be a part of this two day, one evening session, facilitated by
Bruce Wilson, of Wildwhisper Consulting and Guide Services, to further
develop, refine and explore, methodologies to elevate your ability
to communicate, with clarity and conciseness to your group, how
to make no/go decisions, and how to facilitate an exceptional experience
for your party, even though you may not be standing on the summit
of the mountain.
Bruce Wilson has been working with BCMC for more than 2 years now.
He is a mountain guide and makes living guiding people
in the outdoors and teaching outdoor leadership at Capilano
College.
Course content includes:
- 1 evening session - October 26
- 2 day overnight field trip - October 30-31
- Rite in the Rain Log Book
- Handouts
- Scenarios and Simulations
- New Tools and Techniques for your decision making Tool Box
Course Cost: $250 p.p.
Discount for trip leaders! Please note that if
you have lead at least 2 club trips in the past 12 months and have
another trip on the current (summer 2010) schedule, the cost is
only $200. This is one of the ways that the BCMC would like
to encourage its members to continue to develop their skills.
To register:
send email to enibasd@gmail.com
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