Hello OEC Instructors…

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Below are the dates for the 2025 OEC Instructor refreshers.

You will need to complete the online portion prior to registering for the in-person skills session.  If you cannot attend one of these instructor refreshers… you will need to complete a refresher elsewhere prior to teaching.  Check the Refresher page for the list of other OEC refreshers in the area.

Date Location Sign-in IOR IOR e-mail
16 Aug,  Sat Song Mountain 8 AM Arnie Caddick Acadd2285@yahoo.com
 6 Sept,  Sat Dry Hill 8 AM Arnie Caddick Acadd2285@yahoo.com
Get your 2025 OEC Refresher Cycle C – Instructor Toolkit, which is now available in the Learning Center:
    1. Log into your NSP account
    2. Go to the Center for Learning
    3. Click on Browse Catalog button
    4. In the search bar, type ” toolkit “
    5. Scroll to 2025 OEC Refresher Cycle C – Instructor Toolkit  … and click on Enroll
    6. New window will open, and click on Launch
    7. New window will open, the page will appear blank; on the left side, click on the bottom item on the list
    8. You will now see an extensive list of links that will support your teaching at our refresher.

We will be having our get-together, ‘mini-refresher’ at the Patrol building – TBD (an evening in October)

2025 Cycle C OEC Refresher…  

Please note:
  • The stations below are to be purely ‘hands-on,’ NO lecturing if at all possible… this is a High Efficiency refresher!
  • Each station is set for 25 min (if we need more time per station, let’s discuss).
  • We will be averaging approximately 10-12 students per station.
  • There are items that MUST be covered at each station (ie. manage shock, use BSI, etc.)
  • Agenda – 7:30 am registration; 8 am Welcome; 8:30 am stations start; 12 noon Lunch
  • Be creative, have fun, and if you have ANY questions… please contact Rick Malek or Dave Smith

Key Topics:

A.  RESCUE BASICS (Chapter 3)

B.  CASE REVIEW – INCIDENT COMMAND AND TRIAGE (Chapter 4)

  • Mass Casualty
  • Special Operations and Ambulance Operations (Chapter 34)

C.  PATIENT ASSESSMENT (Chapter 7)

  • Five parts of Patient Assessment
  • Controlling life-threatening bleeding during Primary Assessment
  • Pediatric Patient Assessment

D.  CRITICAL INTERVENTIONS

  • Airway Management & O2 Administration (Chapter 9)
  • Shock (Chapter 10)

E.  MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

  • Substance Abuse & Poisoning (Chapter 12)
  • Pediatric Emergencies (Chapter 30)
  • Behavioral Emergencies and Crisis Response (Chapter 33)

F.  ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES

  • Plant and Animal Emergencies (Chapter 27)
  • Altitude-Related Emergencies (Chapter 28)

G.  PRINCIPLES OF TRAUMA (Chapter 18)

  • Soft-Tissue Injuries and Burns (Chapter 19)
  • Musculoskeletal Injuries/Orthopedic Trauma – Lower Extremities (Chapter 20)
  • Spine, Brain, and Nervous System Injuries (Chapter 21)
  • Thoracic Trauma – Chest Injuries (Chapter 23)

Stations:

1.  Airway / Oxygen & Substance Abuse
Instructors:  Carole R / Max DP / Taryn G
2.  Patient Assessment, Vital Signs
Instructors:  Stephen P / John G / Dylan K / Happy M
3.  Pediatric Emergencies
Instructors:  John D / Chris L / Rob D
4.  MCI & Triage / Case Review
Instructors:  Vin M / Mitch K / Erica L
5.  Open Wounds – bleeding control
Instructors:  Scott K / Elizabeth B / Kimberly G
6.  Lower Extremity Injuries (part 1 – boot top fracture / knee injury)
Instructors:  Marc G / Kevin M / Thom S
7.  Lower Extremity Injuries (part 2 – open mid-shaft femur / crushed foot injury)
Instructors:  Jim M / Hongwei G / Andrew L