This 18-hour Wilderness First Aid course is sponsored by the Climbing Section of the Chemeketan outdoor club. The training will be held at Silver Falls State Park November 12-13, 2022.
The course training certificate, good for 2 years, is issued by the Emergency Care and Safety Institute in association with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
The class will run from 8 am to 7:15 pm on Saturday and 8 am to 4:30 pm on Sunday. The course will cover first aid skills and decision-making using realistic emergency medical scenarios as might be encountered on a climbing, hiking or backpacking trip in the Cascades. This will be a fun, intense, hands-on course that includes simulated-terrifying outdoor scenarios in dark, cold, wet, chaotic conditions.
INSTRUCTORS AND COACHES
- Mike Niemeyer, Wilderness Advanced-EMT
- Jackie Niemeyer, RN
- Dr. Mark Olsen, MD
- Ed Morell, Medical student
- Christopher Leesman DO
- Dorothy Brown-Kwaiser
- Babbs, Liz
- Calo, Bob
- Dale-John, Amy
- Dubuc, Erin
- Foley, Conor
- Gill, Frosty
- Gurley, Michael
- John, Steve
- Johnson, Kimberly
- Johnson, Steven
- Kanzig, Noah
- Kimball, Cynthia
- Kyllo, Sarah
- Lamade, Liz
- Leesman, Christopher
- Maggi, Geoff
- McKinley, Mike
- McKinley, Isaac
- Nakashimada, Ashley
- Nelson, Sue
- Padaru, Mahesh
- Salaz, Chris
- Skaer, Greg
- Snapp, Bryon
- Sommerfeld, Kaitlin
- Starr, Gabriel
- Wollen, Sean
REGISTRATION:
- This training is sponsored by the Chemeketan Outdoor Club. Registration open to Chemeketan leaders and members and Silver Falls State Park Volunteers.
- Cost is $55 for Chemeketan members and Silver Falls Volunteers and $185 for all others.
- Registration is through the Chemeketan Club website
- Questions? Email Mike Niemeyer
Refund Policies
There will be a non-refundable $35 cancellation fee for cancellations before October 10, 2022. No refunds are available after October 10, 2022.
PREREQUISITES and PREPARATION
- A State parking pass is required to park in Silver Falls State Park. Passes are $5 a day and can be obtained at the North Falls parking lot 1/4 mile from our training location.
- Must be 16 years of age or older
- Must have the ability to lift 40 lbs
- Must have current CPR certification. If you don’t have a current CPR certification sign up for the AHA Online Heartsaver course. To complete this course you’ll need a skills session, which I’ll be offering at the Drakes Crossing Fire Station at 6 pm on Friday evening October 28th . The Skills session is $40 payable at class to “Drakes Crossing RFPD”. Please email Mike Niemeyer to register for the skills session, which will run about 1.5 hours.)
- Read the WFA Field Guide prior to class (see below regarding textbook and reading assignments.)
- Look over the WFA cheat-sheet. You will also receive copies of this form at the class. (We will use it for all patient assessments and scenarios. Fold the page 2x to make it into a booklet.)
- You will need a watch that displays seconds.
- Bring snacks and meals for both days (we won’t be feeding you). We will have a kitchen facility available with a sink, microwave, fridge, stove, etc.
- Bring a day pack or backpack that can get knocked around a bit – with supplies you’d typically bring on an outing. You’ll want to have a pack with extra room for group rescue gear that will be distributed at class (ropes, pads, etc) Bring an extra thrift-store quality shirt and pants/sweat pants – should you volunteer to be a patient in a scenario. A small foam pad is optional – something for you to sit or kneel on when you are outside assisting a patient.
- Wear/bring warm clothes and a waterproof shell layer or rain pants/coat.
- You will need a small flashlight for patient exams. A headlamp is also recommended for the Saturday evening scenario.
- Bring a towel or rags to dry yourself off as we come in from outside scenarios.
Course reading: This is a highly interactive course that will have students diving into things right away. To get the most out of it students will need to have read the course text prior to the first day of class. The course textbook is Wilderness First Aid Field Guide 3rd Edition. This is the handy field guide companion to Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care in Remote Locations 6th Edition. Students receive a copy of this book as part of the course fee – don’t purchase this on your own.
Look over the WFA cheat-sheet. You will also receive copies of this form at the class. (We will use it for all patient assessments and scenarios. Fold the page 2x to make it into a booklet.)
Meals/Snacks
You will need to bring meals. Saturday you’ll need lunch and dinner and Sunday lunch. There is a refrigerator and kitchen with microwave in the lodge we are using. We will have coffee available each morning.
Accommodations:
- Silver Falls State Park has cabins, and RV and Tent sites for those who want to stay at the park during the course. Some students have indicated they might want to share a tent site. There is no staying in the N Falls lodge area overnight (Our training venue).
- The tent sites at the main campground are a few miles south of the training venue. The campsite has hook ups, heated restrooms and showers. They also have primitive cabins.
- The park concession also has cabins and meals. Phone 866-575-8875.
Carpooling from Salem:
- If there is interest I recommend Salem folks meet at 6:30 am Saturday and Sunday at the State Motorpool on airport road and leave at 6:45 am. But lets confirm this via email to make sure there is interest in this option.
- We will be at about 1550 ft elevation. (See links below for Park weather and webcams).
Other helpful web links:
- Silver Falls Park Weather (NWS)
- ODOT highway 214 webcam (Near Park South entrance)
Training Location: North Falls Park entrance (Sign notes Nature Play area)
Cell coverage – There is spotty cell coverage in the area – we recommend you download directions before traveling. Cell coverage at the training venue also varies depending on your carrier and where you are standing.