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Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) was developd under the guidance of the National Ski Patrol (NSP) to train individuals to provide initial care to skiers who became injured while skiing. The program has since expanded to include not only training for ski patrollers, but for those who wish to provide emergency care to injured persons in a variety of outdoor conditions and recreational activities.
Riders and skiers often become injured in the outdoors and need medical intervention, rescue, and transport for survival. In this course, students who already become certified as Outdoor Emergency Technicians through the National Ski Patrol will learn how to extricate, rescue, and transport injured persons in a winter snow sports environment. Students will learn to ski with a loaded and unloaded toboggan, evacuate chair lifts, and improve ski and boarding skills. This is part two(spring portion) of an annual two-part course with both a fall portion and a spring portion.
Special Topics courses include ad-hoc courses on various selected topics that are not part of the regular curriculum, however they may still fulfill certain curricular requirements. Special topics courses are offered at the discretion of each department and will be published as part of the semester course schedule - view available sections for more information. Questions about special topics classes can be directed to the instructor or department chair.