SAREX Medical

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Patient Packaging- Marin CountySAR

This course will review basic patient packaging techniques such as: Patient Tie-ins, C-spine Immobilization, and Medical Considerations. All will both be demonstration and hands on practice. This will also include trouble-shooting problems that occur with different patient injuries. Students will finish this class with a better knowledge of how to manage the packaged patient in the field.

Scene Size up in the Wilderness Setting

Making the decision to "load and go" or "stay and play" can be very difficult for the first responder. In the end, it is the joint responsibility of the people on the ground and the overhead support staff to provide the best possible care for the injured or rescued victim. This class will provide both ground pounders and overhead staff with some tools to assist you in making this critical decision.

Poison Oak the Scourge of the Ground Pounder

If you want to know what is myth and what is fact regarding prevention and treatment of poison oak, this is the place to be! This class offers an in-depth look at poison oak, how it affects us, what works, what doesn't and covers the importance of being careful while taking prednisone.