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class=703055416-17112006>I thought some of you might be interested so I'm
sending this to the list. Please note this is not a Chirurgeon course and does
not imply any requirements changes for Chirurgeons now or later. This is
something that you may be able to use in your work or play or just to satisfy
your own drive for knowledge. It teaches some things that would be within the
scope of Chirurgeon work and many things which would not. For those of you who
take it, I'll be glad to help draw that line during and after the course if you
like.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=703055416-17112006>I have located a Wilderness EMT Upgrade course that I
intend to take. It is taught by a really great instructor who also really knows
Wilderness first aid. The dates will be April 21-28. It will train you in
Wilderness First Aid at an EMT level. A Wilderness EMT has to know quite a bit
more than a normal EMT because s/he will be working in a primitive area and can
expect from 2 hours to several days of stabilization until the patient gets
definitive care. Those of you who are ASHI instructors will be, upon completion,
be certified to teach everything up to and including ASHI Wilderness EMT
Upgrade. This includes all the Wilderness FA, Wilderness First Responder, etc. I
believe it includes a WMS instructor rating also, but I'm not yet sure of that.
Red Cross or AHA instructors can probably be handled also. If nothing else, you
can be bridged to ASHI and then qualify there, but he teaches ARC and AHA
classes in other venues and may be able to certify those also. If you need that,
please contact me.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2><SPAN class=703055416-17112006>You must be an EMT-B or higher to take
this course. You will be the equivalent of an EMT-I in everything except
rotations when you get through, though your state may not recognize this (mine
does not). Most of the training is about (1) medical/first aid treatment in a
wilderness environment and (2) increasing your assessment and treatment skills
to handle stabilizing patients for 2-3 days instead of 20-30 minutes (the
assumption in all EMS training).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=703055416-17112006>This course consists of a *lot* of classroom and
homework followed by practicals doing rescues in the Rocky Mountain National
Park. It currently looks like Longs Peak. Even in April this is cold and may
have snow.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=703055416-17112006>You should assume about $800 for the class including
room and board in Estes Park (at the YMCA) plus $25 if you want the instructor
rating. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=703055416-17112006>That is a</SPAN>ctually not a bad price for a week of
"vacation" in the Rocky Mountains. My wife is going with me and will be camping
in the Rocky Mountain National Park which is adjacent to Estes Park where we
will be training. She does not expect to see me until the class is done.
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class=703055416-17112006>Vern is the medical lead for the park (Medical Director
I think, but he is not an MD, so maybe not). He trains mountain climbing guides
for Kilimanjaro (sp) and other areas. He teaches dive expedition guides in dive
medicine. He teaches sports medicine to people running biking events and running
events. And he runs rescues for the Park and trains all the Rangers in
wilderness medicine. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703055416-17112006>For those of you who are MDs, he also has an MD level
course which is shorter, then you manage the EMT teams doing the rescues. He may
or may not offer it depending on the demand. I would need a fairly quick
response for him to engage instructors for it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=703055416-17112006>I'm looking for signups from those who might be
interested. I'd like at least 10 people by the time we get done, but I know (1)
it is a lot of money, (2) you guys all have two weeks planned for Pennsic and
may not have enough vacation, and (3) spouses may not want to spend their
vacation time without you.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703055416-17112006>This is a great opportunity to train on Wilderness with
one of the best instructors (and his team) around. Hope some of you can come.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703055416-17112006>If I get enough instructors for my training center in
the course, I will begin training WFA instructors and we might teach this course
along with the standard CPR and FA courses.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703055416-17112006>Caelin on Andrede</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703055416-17112006>mka: Richard Threlkeld, ASHI Training Center
Director</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>Hi Richard,</DIV>
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<DIV>Sorry it took awile to get back to you. I wanted to confirm instructor
availability first. </DIV>
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<DIV>Because we are doing a week long and it will not be broken up over weekends
we can get all material complete in less time. Proposed schedule:</DIV>
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<DIV>April 21, Saturday: Arrive and check in. / Orientation at 6pm</DIV>
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<DIV>April 22 - 27 (Sunday - Friday): Course</DIV>
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<DIV>April 28 - (Saturday): Instructor program</DIV>
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<DIV>Course cost: 465.00 per person</DIV>
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<DIV>Lodging is at YMCA, the amount depends on how many in a room. The most
reasonable is about $38.00 per night for 5 in a room. You can do six in a room
for $37.00 but 2 people in the group would have to share a bed. They have 2 bunk
beds and 1 queen in the rooms. There are other options but the price goes
up from there. Remeber too that This price is per person / per night and
includes 3 meals a day in the cafeteria! Not a bad deal.</DIV>
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<DIV>Instructor course: $25 per person. I usually charge $ 125.00 per person but
since you are already regular instructors and you are doing the EMT I am happy
to cut you a break. You will still need to purchase the ASHI Wilderness
Instructor material though.</DIV>
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<DIV>Let me know if you have any more questions. If your folks are interested I
will book the YMCA and get things locked in.</DIV>
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<DIV>Take care,</DIV>
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<DIV>Vern</DIV></BODY></HTML>