[IOCA] Wilderness First Aid at RPI

[Scott Youmans]

What: SOLO Wilderness First Aid
Where: RPI Campus
When: January 26-27, 2006

SOLO is a wilderness first aid course designed for people who spend time 
away from immediate help.  If you spend anytime in the back-country, or 
anywhere where it takes more than an hour to get to a hospital, the 
skills you learn in a SOLO course could mean the difference between life 
and death.  The course being offered at RPI is a 2 day long basic WFA 
(Wilderness First Aid) course, which teaches the basics of pre-hospital 
care and survival for a wilderness setting, as well as how to avoid 
getting into trouble in the first place.

During the course there is some classroom instruction, and a lot of 
hands on experience practicing the skills that you learn in the class.  
First you'll practice the individual skills that you learned in the 
classroom, then head outside for mock scenarios.   Also the instructors 
are active guides, and rescue personnel,so they have lots of 
entertaining stories about what you're learning to help keep everything 
in perspective.  This course is highly recommended if you are or wish to 
become a leader for the club, or just spend time in the back country.

The cost for non-RPI students is $125 and we'll work to provide housing 
with other RPI Outing Clubers (think couches).

For more information or to sign-up, contact Jonathan Davis 
(davisj4 at rpi.edu).  Have a good winter break!