Forward from TAG-NET this morning.
Geary
NCRC Weeklong 2012
By: Steve Hudson (LaFayette, Georgia)
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Want to learn about cave rescue? Want to go to NCRC again but don't want to
take the same class over? Now you have options.
This year at the Mentone NCRC seminar you have the option of taking a new NCRC
class. Besides the standard levels 1, 2, and 3 the seminar offers a class in
Caving and Wilderness First Aid. For years we've encouraged folks to take a
wilderness first aid class. Now we're offering it. This includes a two day
wilderness first aid class (ASHI certified), psychological first aid (Red Cross
certified), and a bunch more exploration of first aid/medic issues related to
cave rescue like suspension trauma, advanced packaging, and creative splinting.
We will do medical field exercises and review level 2 rigging in the class and
the field. At the end of the week everyone will participate in the mock rescue.
This is great preparation for anyone going on an expedition. The prerequisite
is having taken level 2 since 2000. This will also renew your level two status
so you can take level 3 in the future. And don't forget the class we added last
year called Team Operations and Field Exercise (TOFE) if medical is not your
thing. So come hang out with your NCRC friends and learn something new. It will
be fun.
For more information, go to the NCRC website and look for the 2012 seminar
information and online registration link. Prices go up April 22nd.
http://www.caves.org/commission/ncrc/national/2012Seminar/seminar2012.htm
Steve Hudson National Training Coordinator National Cave Rescue Commission
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