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Class Schedule
The basic cave rescue seminar is designed to familiarize cavers and rescue personnel with the basic aspects of cave rescue. The Saturday session will consist of a mix of lectures, multimedia presentations, demonstrations, and hands-on practice. Topics include (but are not limited to) an introduction to the cave environment, patient evaluation and first aid, rescue management, communications and patient packaging. Saturday afternoon will include a practice patient evacuation through outdoor obstacle courses - be sure to wear appropriate clothing!
On Sunday, your newly-acquired skills will be put to the test. A mock
rescue will be held in Glenwood Caverns - plan on a full day underground,
filled with mental and physical challenges!
| Saturday, April 26th | ||||
| 8:00-9:00 | Tram Ride & Registration | |||
| 9:00-9:30 | Lecture: Intro to Cave Rescue | |||
| 9:30-10:15 | Lecture: SAR in CO and The Rescue Process | |||
| 10:15-10:45 | Lecture: Buying Time - Hypothermia & Caves | |||
| 10:45-11:00 | Break | |||
| 11:00-11:30 | Lecture: Underground Communications | |||
| 11:30-12:30 | Lecture: (Select one of the following sessions) | |||
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12:30-1:30 |
Lunch on own & Hands-On Communications | |||
| 1:30-1:50 | Lecture: Safety and Psychology | |||
| 1:50-2:15 | Lecture: Transport Techniques - Patient Lifting | |||
| 2:15-2:20 | Break into teams | |||
| 2:20-3:20 | Hands-On: Patient Packaging | |||
| 3:20-4:45 | Hands-On: Practice Transport Techniques and Obstacle Course | |||
| 5:00-5:15 | Wrap-Up and Briefing for Mock Rescue | |||
| tbd | Optional evening courses in Self Rescue & Advanced Communications | |||
| Sunday, April 27th | ||||
| 8:00-8:30 | Tram Ride | |||
| 8:30-4:00 | Rescue Simulation in Glenwood Caverns | |||
| 4:00-5:00 | Follow-up Critique | |||