Tag Archives: first aid

Day three of the first aid course is a field day. Of course, even a field day involves some teaching, and Rollie does a good job using the back of the truck as a whiteboard. Today we covered spinal immobilization, … Continue reading →

The first full day of the SAR Wilderness First Aid course was spent in the classroom. Among many other things we spent a lot of time on taking accurate vitals. This is essential in order to establish weather the subject is improving … Continue reading →

You may have noticed that SAR training usually takes place on a Tuesday. So why a  post from Thursday? Well the next four weeks several members are taking Advanced Wilderness First Aid for SAR Operations, a course developed for us … Continue reading →

All SAR members have basic first aid skills, but in addition to the basic stuff we’re often called to assist members of the team who are paramedics, nurses or doctors. We currently have 4 paramedics, 1 firefighter, 1 coast guard … Continue reading →

On Tuesday the team trained for treating hypothermia. Hypothermia affects people year round. In a seminar a few years ago a BC Ambulance paramedic told us that older people who are in trouble because they have fallen inside their houses … Continue reading →