2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 01, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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OEL 2050 - Outdoor Emergency Care


Credit(s): 4

This course provides students with hands-on, competency-based training that prepares candidate ski patrollers and other outdoor rescuers to manage the emergency care problems encountered in the backcountry and other outdoor settings. The knowledge and skills learned place special emphasis on ski and snowboard injuries, high-altitude and cold-weather illness, wilderness extrications, and the special equipment needed for emergency care and transportation in the outdoor environment. Students are required to take a final exam and demonstrate their skills and knowledge in exam scenarios. Successful completion of this course leads to an NSP Certificate of Achievement and an OEC card (valid for three years).

Offering Location: Lyndon Campus

Notes: There is a course fee.



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