Outdoor Adventure Corps Available Courses
Outdoor Adventure Corps currently provides several important courses to fulfill its mission. These include: Wilderness First Aid, Standard First Aid, CPR and AED including for the Professional Rescuer (all American Red Cross certifications), boating and treking safety courses (these can be practical or classroom instructions), and trek planning courses. We are currently investigating other courses to provide, including: safety considerations for classroom experiences in the outdoors, wilderness navigation with map and compass or GPS, Leave No Trace Awareness Workshops and Leave No Trace Trainer courses, and other safety, wilderness, trekking and outdoor activity-related education. In conjunction with the Appalachian Mountain Club, we also offer a presentation on climate change.
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American Red Cross Courses
Wilderness First Aid
Become American Red Cross certified in Wilderness First Aid and Adult CPR. If you're planning on any backcountry treks, then you should really consider taking this course. Learn how to provide essential emergency care when help is not going to be coming to your rescue anytime soon. Course includes general standard first aid skills, as well as in depth patient assessment, evacuation decision-making and techniques, use of available resources for rescue efforts, and a variety of other topics not covered in the Standard First Aid course. This course is heavy on student participation. Be prepared to engage in team rescue efforts where you are a key team member - perhaps even the team leader!
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Standard First Aid
The American Red Cross Standard First Aid course combines lectures, demonstrations and video with hands-on training and practice. Participants in this course learn to recognize and respond to emergencies including shock, cardiac and breathing emergencies for adults, children and infants, heat and cold emergencies, sudden illnesses and poisonings. Additionally, participants will learn first aid for everything from cuts and scrapes to muscle, bone and joint injuries. Recognize, and provide basic care for injuries and sudden illnesses until advanced medical personnel arrive and take over.
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Confronting Climate Change
In conjunction with the Appalachian Mountain Club, we offer a presentation called Confronting Climate Change. This course is modifiable to be appropriate for elementary, middle or high school students, as well as for adults. It provides some background to what climate change means, but its strength is in pointing out how climate change has already begun to impact outdoor activities in the north east and its expected impact in the future. It also give very clear steps that individuals can take to have a postive affect on the environment and climate change, from small ones to large ones. These are refered to as the "three degrees of change". A great presentation that gives you something concrete to walk away with.
Cold Water Safety
Learn some fundamental first aid, the hazards of cold water activities, steps to prevent hypothermia, general water rescue techniques, and where to find out more information on all these topics. This course was sponsored by the CCRI Outdoor Club. Contact the Club Advisor, Jody Robinson for more information.
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