Wilderness & Remote First Aid - Friday, Nov 25, 2016
The Basics:
Event Type:
Course
Event Location:
Northhill Mall room #252 on 2nd Floor (go via coridor next to Telus store to get access to second floor) for the Friday night and Kamp Kiwanis for Saturday and Sunday
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.
20 hours taught over 2 ½ days
Friday Nov. 25th 6:00 - 10:00pm
Sat & Sun, Nov 26th and 27th 8:00am - 5:00pm
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 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:
The course starts at 6:00pm at the North Hill Mall
at 1632- 14th Ave NW on the second floor in Suite
252. Access is via the mall itself and the hall to
the professional centre is next to the Telus
store. Please note that you are not allowed to
park by the Sears store or you will receive a
ticket. Please try to be there a few minutes early
to allow yourself to find the room. Please see the
link for location map:
https://titanhealth.ca/training-locations/
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.
Registration for this event closed on Monday, November 21, 2016 at 01:00 PM.