In cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, Roswell Field Office , and the New Mexico Emergency Search and Rescue Council , the Southwestern Region of National Cave Rescue Commission of the National Speleological Society is conducting an Orientation to Cave Rescue course at the BLM Field House, near Fort Stanton, NM on 19 and 20 th of June. Course starts at 8:00 am, registration opens at 7:00. Enrollment is $35.00. Checks payable to NSS NCRC Southwestern Region . The course is designed to provide an overview of variety of considerations specific to cave rescue. It is intended for both cavers and emergency services personnel. The course is broken into two phases; classroom and field exercise. Students will be provided lecture on topics ranging from cave environment and conservation to cave rescue management, medical care, communications and patient evacuation. Students will also participate in packaging patients for the cave environment and patient movement techniques. The students will also actively apply techniques learned in the classroom portion in the mock rescue from an actual cave. Under the supervision of the instructors, students will have to organize and execute a rescue from an actual cave. Opportunities to work in-cave and on the surface will be available. Student equipment requirements: · A UIAA or CE approved mountaineering style helmet with three (or more) point suspension, and a non-elastic chinstrap · Three sources of light. At least two must be helmet mountable. · Boots. Sturdy, rubber soled, non-marking · Rugged clothing · Gloves, leather palm and full finger · Water and water bottle · Small, heavy duty pack · Notebook and pen Student optional equipment · Personal technical rescue gear – seat harness, biners, descent device, ascending gear, etc. · Small personal first aid kit. All equipment should be marked. For further information, please contact one of the following individuals: Pat Seiser , Lead Instructor, 575-361-2283 Tom Bemis , Course Coordinator, 575-361-4572 Mike Bilbo , Cave Manager, BLM, 575-420-7121 Bob Rodgers , NCRC Southwestern Regional Coordinator, at southw...@ncrc.info , 575-640-3656 _______________________________________________ NMCAVER mailing list nmca...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/nmcaver_caver.net
