Is it time for you to get your first aid again
and want to add a wilderness component? Here is
your opportunity to take a course alongside
your fellow ACCers! The training and Leadership
Committee is organizing a Wilderness & Remote
First Aid course through the Canadian Red Cross
for our trip leaders. This basic level
Wilderness & Remote First Aid course covers the
material in the standard first aid & CPR, plus
special material on techniques for wilderness
and remote areas. The course also covers
strategies for providing extended care for up
to 24 hours. Part of the course is taught in an
outdoor setting and requires greater physical
activity and endurance than typical first aid
training.
Duration: 20 hours taught over 2 ½ days
Friday Dec. 5th 6:30 - 10:30pm
Sat & Sun, Dec 6th & 7th 8:00am - 5:00pm
Instructor: Red Cross wilderness &
remote first aid instructor
Completion Requirements: 100%
attendance, skills demonstration, and 75% min
passing grade on written exam
Certification: 3-year certification in
Wilderness & Remote First Aid, CPR Level C and
AED
Course content: Planning, Bone, muscle
and joint injuries, Your health, Sudden medical
emergencies, Assessment, Environmental
emergencies, Airway emergencies, Poisons,
Breathing and circulation Emergencies, Extended
care, Cardiac and respiratory arrest (includes
CPR-C),
Evacuation: transporting the ill or
injured person, Wound care, Head and spine
injuries
Cost of course: The cost of this course
is $236.25 per person and is payable to the
Alpine Club of Canada Calgary Section.
Please make payment to our treasurer. Cheques sent to:
ACC Calgary Section
Box 1995,
Calgary, AB
T2P 2M2
or e- transfer to
treasurer@acccalgary.ca
As per our course subsidy policy the section
will reimburse you $200 of this course, once
you provide us a copy of the course certificate
and a trip waiver of a trip you ran either 12
months before or after taking this course.
Required Items to Bring:
Bring along pen and paper, some outdoor gear,
including your pack, the gear you would
normally
take on a trip.
appropriate clothing to allow you to work
outdoors
given the weather of the day
Recommended Items to Bring:
Food and drink for the day
How to Get There:
Event Directions:
We will be meeting at the West Hillhurst
Community
Centre on Friday night (located at the north-
east
corner of 19th Street and 5th Avenue NW)
The Sat and Sun seesion will be held at Camp
Kiwanis located at the intersection of HWY 22
and
Hwy 8 between the transcanada Hwy and Bragg
Creek.
Participants can then organize
themselves to carpool if they wish during the
Friday session.
Notes:
Cost of course: the cost of this course is
$236.25
per person and is payable to the Alpine Club of
Canada Calgary Section. Please make payment to
our
treasurer (cheques sent to Box 1995, Calgary,
AB
T2P 2M2)
As per our course subsidy policy the section
will
reimburse you up to $200 towards this course,
once
you provide us a copy of the course certificate
and a trip waiver of a trip you ran either 12
months before or after taking this course.
Once you have made the payment you will be
registered to attend and moved from the wait
list
to the participant list. As the ACC is paying
on a
per participant basis, once you are registered,
we
would only allow a cancellation if we have
someone
that can take your place.
Cancellation Policy If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Calgary Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.
Trip Feedback If you have any feedback, positive or negative, concerning this trip or any other, we want to hear from you! You can send any feedback you may have to the Section Chair.
Waiver and Membership Requirement
Participation in this activity is subject to you having a current membership and a current signed
ACC Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumption of Risks Agreement (the “Waiver”), which is signed in conjunction with purchasing/renewing your membership.
A separate Waiver is not required. Your membership Waiver in place at the time of the activity will apply to your participation in this activity. You can review your completed waiver by logging onto your profile at alpineclubofcanada.ca. If your
membership renews prior to the activity taking place, you will be required to agree to a new Waiver upon renewal, this new Waiver will apply to your participation in this activity. By proceeding with the booking, you agree to the foregoing waiver terms. Bookings
without a current Waiver at the time of the activity will be cancelled.
The Waiver is a legal document by which you waive or give up the right to sue or claim compensation following an accident. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY! You can review your completed waiver by logging onto your profile at alpineclubofcanada.ca.
Registration for this event closed on Tuesday, December 02, 2014 at 01:00 PM.