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May 23, 2017 at 8:16 pm #9363
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SpectatorNow is the time of year, to invite expressions of interest for our First Aid course in the Autumn.
For those who know the drill, put your dates here
http://doodle.com/poll/dzr228hu8rtzncr6For newer members:- sooner or later, if you spend time in the mountains, you may need to manage a casualty or apply some first aid. We have encountered a number of emergency situations over the years. If you are several hours from help it makes sense for every mountain-goer to know the basics. Don’t let your partner down.
The most appropriate training is arguably the Rescue Emergency Care Level 2 16-hour course.
A Certificate of Attendance on this course is the basic level of first aid which is required for those applying for (or continuing to hold) Summer or Winter MLC, also SPA and I believe other sports.
The REC Level 2 is a 2-day course particularly oriented to first aid in a mountain environment, and it obviously covers all the stuff eg wounds, breakages, heart attacks, hypothermia etc etc.
There is no examination, but upon completion of the course you get a Certificate valid for 3 years.
The normal “market” cost to attend a course was about £120, likely a bit more now, and on top of that you would normally have to travel to (eg) Hathersage or Plas-y-Brenin or somewhere, so with fuel and accommodation your wallet would be lightened to the tune of about £180.
However, in previous years YMC has been able to hire an Instructor and a York venue, and put together a private course for YMC Members. The result has been, that if we can sell all 12 places, members have got Certificates for a cost of about £75……. a less than half price bargain. The total cost of laying on the course in previous years has been about £900 (although at the moment I can’t be sure of costs for 2017)
At the moment, I’m just asking for expressions of interest, assuming the course would be over a weekend in October or November or early December. Please go to the Doodle Poll at http://doodle.com/poll/dzr228hu8rtzncr6 and indicate the dates you could attend.
ANDREWMay 30, 2017 at 8:21 pm #9399SpectatorI think we have six for the course so far….. Mike & Maria, Peri, Marjan, Tenk and myself. Although not everyone has filled in the Doodle Poll just yet, the weekends of 4/5 November and 9/10 December seem to be potential best options. If we can make the numbers up to 7, the course can be confirmed to run. So who else values this half price bargain ?
ANDREWMay 30, 2017 at 8:57 pm #9400peri stracchino
BlockedIt’s worth doing, guys, having once watched a mate crater off a rock it’s good to at least have some idea what to do if it happens! And you need it to be well practiced, because when it actually happens your adrenaline goes through the roof.
May 31, 2017 at 3:31 pm #9406Andrew Mirelman
BlockedI’ve just filled in the Doodle too. Thanks for organising it.
May 31, 2017 at 5:19 pm #9407SpectatorGreat news that Andrew M. and Penny have now joined in with this. So it looks as though we have 8 people all available on the weekend of 4th-5th November.
I have also confirmed the availability of the course provider Nigel Smee for that weekend. Therefore if all 8 of us can definitely commit, then the course can be definitely booked, and we’ll probably sell the remaining 4 places. (We always have succeeded in the past).
I will email participants about money matters.
As Peri says, you need up to date training if you seriously want to help your mate. I count 3 helicopter rescues and 2 serious RTA’s during my time in YMC “without others besides not mentioned here ” (As Chaucer’s Wife of Bath put it.)
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