Welcome to the details page for the Hypothermia and Other Winter Injuries, Recognitions, Prevention and Emergency Protocols for the Oregon Nordic Club in Salem Oregon. This is a free community education class.
Greetings and Think Snow!
This is the first of our four part series on winter safety, travel and survival for all outdoors enthusiasts. The classroom sessions are each a stand alone class on the topics listed, or when combined as a series give a complete look at winter back country safety and travel.
We would like to invite adults and outdoor leaders to one or all of these classes. Detailed postings on the other sessions will be sent out just after the previous class. If you need early details for your newsletter or web site, please contact us.
Handouts will be provided at the class to attendees.
The final session will be on snow instruction and practice of the skills needed to survive the first night and day of an emergency. This will include route finding, snow shelter building and fire issues. For the hardy and ready, an optional overnight stay will be offered. A great hands on learning experience for the day or weekend.
Thank you for passing this information along, we are thrilled to offer these community education classes as a part of our club’s service to the mid valley region.
Jim Warner, vice president
Willamette Chapter of the
Series details at: www.survive24hours.blogspot.com
Or call 503-390-1144
CLASS 1: Cold injuries and illness, winter first aid concerns: Dec. 14, 7 pm Pringle Hall. 609 Church St SE, Salem Oregon
TIME: Approximately 75 - 90 min.
Objective: Effectively transfer usable information on the major health and injury issues for the winter backwoods enthusiast. Note that this class is to supplement regular first aid information and training. It is not a substitute for such training and does not replace wilderness first responder training.
Format: A combination of live lecture, multimedia, demonstration and participation with additional written materials provided to all students.
Content outline:
- General considerations of winter outdoors conditions and risk assessment.
- Temperature
- Altitude
- UV exposure
- Momentum injuries
- Roles of victim and responder.
- Prevention
- Self treatment
- Assist the victim
- SOP in all first aid cases.
- Dehydration and caloric balance
- Fluid intake
- Calorie calculations and food types
- Hypothermia, Killer of the Unprepared
- Prevention
- Recognition
- Treatment
- Frostbite and Chilblains
- Prevention
- Recognition
- Treatment
- UV injuries
- Prevention
- Recognition
- Treatment
- Shock
- Head and neck
- Other typical injuries
- Prevention
- Recognition
- Treatment
- Deep puncture wounds
- Contraindications to traditional first aid concepts
- Expedient alternatives
- Transport of the injured victim
- The first aid kit
