
St Croix Valley: Stay Safe in the Field
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Time: Noon to 4pm
Maintaining prairies often brings our members face-to-face with unique challenges and potential risks. To ensure our member’s safety while out in the field, we’re offering a vital Adult CPR/Stop Bleed course designed specifically for those who work with and around equipment like chainsaws and brush cutters.
This 4-hour hands-on training will equip you with the life-saving skills necessary to respond effectively to emergencies, mitigate life-threatening injuries, and ultimately save lives. Whether it’s managing severe hemorrhaging or performing CPR in critical situations, you’ll be prepared when it matters most.
What You’ll Learn
- Patient Assessment: Quickly evaluate injury severity and prioritize care.
- Airway Management: Learn how to maintain an open airway in an emergency.
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): Provide life-saving chest compressions when seconds count.
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED): Understand how to use this essential device to restore a normal heart rhythm.
- Hemorrhage Control: Master techniques for stopping massive bleeding, especially when dealing with chainsaw or brush cutter injuries.
Why Attend?
- Increase your safety: Equip yourself with skills that could make a difference in life-or-death situations.
- Protect your team: By learning to respond quickly, you’ll help ensure the well-being of those working alongside you.
- Learn from the experts: The course will be led by Phil Rach, an experienced instructor from Global EMS Solutions and Wilderness Medical Associates, ensuring you get top-notch training in both urban and wilderness first aid.
Who Should Attend?
This course is perfect for anyone working in the field, especially those operating or working around chainsaws, brush cutters, or other heavy equipment. The skills taught are critical for maintaining safety and responding effectively to emergencies that may arise in locations where our work parties operate, especially in areas that are difficult to access, where help may be delayed.
Space is limited, so register now! Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and make sure you and your team are as safe as possible.
Register here