Olivier Fontana will guide an OEC class (#16844) in Piedmont CA from Sep 8 to Nov 14, 2009. The class will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (7-10pm) and on three Saturdays (8am-4pm.)

Outdoor Emergency Care® is the National Ski Patrol’s award-winning training program for patrollers and others in the recreation community who deal with emergency situations. This nationally recognized program is designed to help you manage the toughest emergencies, in all seasons. Developed in the late 1980s for the 26,000 members of the National Ski Patrol, Outdoor Emergency Care is a training program that is tailored to the nonurban rescuer. Today, OEC is considered the standard of training for emergency care in the outdoor environment and is recognized by resorts and recreational facilities in all 50 states.

Anyone with a passion to become a patroller is welcome to the Piedmont OEC class. The class will meet at Piedmont (Oakland) Middle School on the following dates:

  • Sep 8, 10, (Sessions 1-2) 
  • Sat, Sep 12  (CPR/AED)
  • Sep 15, 17 (Sessions 3-4)
  • Sep 19 (Saturday Sessions 5-6)
  • Sep 22, 24, 29, Oct 01 (Sessions 7-10) 
  • Sat Oct 03 (Saturday Midterm Practical) 
  • Oct 06, 08  (Sessions 11-12)
  • Oct 10  (Saturday Backboard Day)
  • Oct 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, (Sessions 13-18)
  • Nov 03, 05  (Sessions 19-20)
  • Nov 10 (Session 21-Mass Casualty)
  • Nov 12 (Session 21-Written Final)
  • Nov 14 (Saturday Practical Final)

The course will be largely "hands on."  If you need information that is not on the web site, please email at ocfontana@gmail.com. You must complete registration by August 1. You must also arrange to have the textbook and workbook by that date.

The OEC text, like any medical text, is very difficult reading. There is a substantial reading assignment to be completed before the first class session. You should plan on spending 75-100 hours of reading and workbook activities before and during the course. The brief lectures in this class DO NOT go over the text book content but rather focus on the information needed to perform on the hill. However, the nationally mandated written final examination tests students on detailed information from the textbook so it is essential that students read and absorb all material in the textbook. The written final examination will be given on Thursday Nov 13. You must score 80% or higher to successfully complete the course. 

Because past students say that the hardest part of this class is reading the text without adequate background, I suggest that students may wish to complete a First Responder (or higher level) emergency response course before beginning the reading for this course unless the student has some medical background. . 

Past students also report that the class sessions are very demanding and that if you have a demanding "day job" and have substantial family commitments during the class, the class will be very demanding for you. 

This course will make extensive use of email and of the World Wide Web for communication and instruction especially before the class begins. Accommodation (and an additional reproduction charge) will be made for students without Web or email access. Be sure to talk with me if you won't check email regularly between August 1 and the end of the course.

Registration Procedure

Click Here to register or click the register menu item on the left side of the screen.

Instructors:

The success of this class depends on the help of many experienced patrollers who volunteer to help with the classes. If you are an experienced patroller who would like to help, I would appreciate it if you would give me your patroller information and I will send you additional information.