OEC Refresher Assessment Simplified 6-5-8

Here's the steps of doing assessments broken down into "Scene Sizeup" (6 steps), "Primary Assessment" (5 steps), "Secondary Assessment" (8 steps). For each scenario, follow these steps in order.

Scene Sizeup (6)

1. scene safe?

2. Introduce yourself, "...may I help you?"

3. BSI 

4. #people/LOR

5. MOI/NOI

6. extrication/spine issues

Primary Assessment (5)

1. ABCD's

2. intervene airway, breathing

3. control bleeding

4. confirm LOR

5. call for help (# of patrollers, trauma sled, oxygen, AED, EMS, Management)

Secondary Assessment (8)

1. DCAP-BTLS (expose or OPQRST)

2. SAMPLE

3. Vitals

4. intervene 

5. treat for shock

6. spinal immobilizatin

7. package

8. redo vitals

Upcoming Dates for Ski Patrollers

October 7: OEC PLANNING MEETING
October 20: TASTE OF TWO VALLEYS
October 27: SKI SWAP
October 28: OEC INSTRUCTOR REFRESHER October 28
November 10: OEC REFRESHER
November 11: LIFT EVAC and CPR

Instructor Refresher Planning Meeting 6:30 Weds

As everyone knows it takes more than a handful of people to put on our annual refresher (scheduled for 11/13). Those of us who will be running the stations will need to have our refresher prior to the Patrol refresher. The Instructor Refresher will be November 7, Sunday at the Ski Area, 8:30 AM. We are going to need at least 6 patrollers to run some skill stations and help out. Please contact Alex ( 923-1907 ) or me ASAP. We are going to have a planning session on Wed. 10/13 at the Twisp River Pub at 6:30 PM to develop an outline and plan. All are welcome.

Thanks everyone!
Oak
997-1600

Inland Empire Region Refresher and Clinic Dates

Inland Empire Region ski patrol dates are as follows:

Refresher Date:
Lookout Pass 9/25 & 26
Mt Spokane 10/2 & 3
Silver Mountain 10/9 & 10
49N 10/16 & 17
Mission Ridge 11/6 & 7
Loup Loup 11/13 & 14

Region Clinics for Ski & Toboggan(S&T) and OEC:

Instructors calibration: 49N 1/8 & 1/9/2011
Open Region Clinic: Silver Mtn. 1/22 & 23
Open Region Clinic: Mission Ridge 2/12 & 13
Senior Evaluations: Lookout Pass 3/5 & 6

Fall Region Board Meeting: Spokane 9/18/2010

Plan ahead: Ski Swap & OEC Refresher dates

The Swap is 10/29 & 10/30.

Refresher 11/13 & 11/14

OEC Refresher & Lift Evacuation Practice

After getting refreshed on Saturday, we practiced lift evacuation on Sunday.

OEC Refresher This Weekend

(posting Kurt's email)
Hello All,

Ron Wilson asked me to let everyone know there will be a study session for any interested patrollers this WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AT 6:00 pm, HOMETOWN PIZZA. The idea is to review the OEC cycle topics for our refresher. If anyone from the Methow side wants to do the same I'd be happy to send out a notice or someone can reply to all.

As far as the refresher goes, we are planning to START AT 8:00 AM at THE HILL. Plan to register, have your coffee and hob nob between 7:00 and 8:00. The sooner we get going, the sooner we can finish up. Sunday we'll start at 9:00 AM. A little patrol biz then Lift Evac refresher. Be There. We'll plan a CPR date early Dec.

For the refresher, do bring a lunch and dress for outdoors. We could use some extra help in the victim department. Candidates? Spouses? This is a great way to see how things are done. Let me know.

A big tip of the patrol cap to everyone who put in their time at the Swap. We didn't break any records but we made enough $ to keep our training budget and supply coffers in the black. I encourage everyone to come up with some ideas to make our event more profitable, unique, efficient, attractive , whatever!

That's it for now. I'll spam everyone later this week so no one forgets anything!

Think white stuff,
Oak