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<DIV><SPAN class=468550603-10022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I need to know very
soon now who wants to take the EMT Wilderness Upgrade at the end of April. This
will be a complete course that will leave you certified by the Wilderness
Medical Association and ASHI both to be a Wilderness EMT and to train all levels
of Wilderness First Aid up to and including EMT Wilderness Upgrade (assuming you
are an ASHI instructor). But the trainer segment is just a day added to the end
of the base training. So if you are interested, but don't want to teach, come
join us.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=468550603-10022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>The following is
from an earlier posting. Please send me at least an indication that you are
seriously interested in the next few days so I can confirm interest with
Vern.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=468550603-10022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Caelin on
Andrede</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=468550603-10022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>mka: Richard
Threlkeld, EMT</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=703055416-17112006>I thought some of you might be interested. 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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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
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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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=703055416-17112006></SPAN><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=703055416-17112006>You must be an EMT-B or
higher to take this course. <SPAN class=468550603-10022007>Our Canadian
friends would need an equivalent training: St Johns Advanced First Aid is
probably the closest. St Johns is an ASHI Partner so it should cross over.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=703055416-17112006><SPAN class=468550603-10022007></SPAN>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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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
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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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
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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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
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></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>