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Emergency Preparedness

  • Start date: 04/28/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 04/28/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

On Saturday April 28th from 8:30-4:30pm (please arrive by 8:15am for registration) a class will be offered at the Obsidian Lodge that will cover emergencies in the out of doors with special emphasis on how to assess a person who is injured or ill. A hand’s on approach will be used to teach assessment skills along with first aid that can be given to stabilize a person suffering from an injury or illness. The session will not include a certification of any kind but it is a chance to increase your outdoor emergency knowledge and skills. Lyndell Wilken, the Wilderness First Aid Instructor at Lane Community College, will be the presenter. A thorough assessment check off list will be shared with the participants that can be included in individual first aid kits. Enrollment begins online April 1st on the Obsidian web site. There will be a maximum of 20 participants. The cost is $5.00 for members and $10 for nonmembers to be paid the day of the class at the lodge. Registration will be open to Obsidian members the first day of registration, then open to everyone thereafter.

  • Event Leader: Lyndell Wilken

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-343-3080

  • Event Leader Email: lyndellwilken@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Safety

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  • Departure Location: Obsidian Lodge

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  • Season: 2018

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Bring a sack lunch and $5. Possibility of going outside if weather permits. Some work will be done on the Lodge floor so dress accordingly.

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  • Member Fees: 5

  • Elevation Gain:

  • Non-Member Fees: 10

  • Committee: Safety

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The Emergency Preparedness class covered assessment of an injured or ill person in remote locations. It was well received by the participants and was suggested that we have more opportunities to practice assessment in the future. Time was spent learning the steps of doing a head to toe body check in addition to learning what questions to ask to determine how alert the injured or ill person might be. There was time to practice bandaging, wrapping and splinting skills. We finished with how to move an injured person and how to wrap them in protective materials to maintain body warmth while protecting the spine from further injury.