SAR Day 12: First aid field day
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, …
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A year-long project where I logged every SAR team related event that occurred.
SAR Day 11: Classroom first aid
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 …
SAR Day 9: Advanced first aid techniques
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 …
SAR Day 7: Hypothermia
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 …
SAR Day 6: Navigation part 2
Regular training day with navigation on the schedule. Map and compass. In the past 10 years, the biggest errors in navigation I’ve seen have all been variations on transcription errors. What happens is this: people will report their position using …
SAR Day 5: Executive Meeting
Our SAR Team has an executive; we’re an incorporated charity under the Society Act of British Columbia. This act atates that we must meet some minimum requirements such has having officers of the society, and regular meetings. The executive runs …
SAR Day 4: Navigation part 1: Maps
SAR members need to know how to navigate. Since we look for lost people, they are often not on a trail, so going off trail is a given for us. Now in this day of GPS, people may think that …
SAR Day 3: regular training
Tuesday is the team’s regular training day. This evening was equipment familiarization, consisting of small engines (boat motors, chainsaws), Argo driving, swiftwater trailer familiarization, radio communications (including portable repeater setup), and various other kits including the advanced base cap kit …