Forward from TAG-NET this morning.
Geary NCRC Weeklong 2012 By: Steve Hudson (LaFayette, Georgia) shud...@pmirope.com<mailto:shud...@pmirope.com> Want to learn about cave rescue? Want to go to NCRC again but don't want to take the same class over? Now you have options. This year at the Mentone NCRC seminar you have the option of taking a new NCRC class. Besides the standard levels 1, 2, and 3 the seminar offers a class in Caving and Wilderness First Aid. For years we've encouraged folks to take a wilderness first aid class. Now we're offering it. This includes a two day wilderness first aid class (ASHI certified), psychological first aid (Red Cross certified), and a bunch more exploration of first aid/medic issues related to cave rescue like suspension trauma, advanced packaging, and creative splinting. We will do medical field exercises and review level 2 rigging in the class and the field. At the end of the week everyone will participate in the mock rescue. This is great preparation for anyone going on an expedition. The prerequisite is having taken level 2 since 2000. This will also renew your level two status so you can take level 3 in the future. And don't forget the class we added last year called Team Operations and Field Exercise (TOFE) if medical is not your thing. So come hang out with your NCRC friends and learn something new. It will be fun. For more information, go to the NCRC website and look for the 2012 seminar information and online registration link. Prices go up April 22nd. http://www.caves.org/commission/ncrc/national/2012Seminar/seminar2012.htm Steve Hudson National Training Coordinator National Cave Rescue Commission train...@ncrc.info<mailto:train...@ncrc.info>