2005 Class Guide Lines

 

The following are teaching guidelines for the full OEC course that were discussed and agreed upon at the OEC instructors meeting: 

 

Teach from the OEC manual.  All protocols, techniques and procedures shall be from the OEC manual only.  Any on-the-hill techniques can be taught at your on-the-hill refresher to the candidates that come to your hill.

 

Please remember we are working with OEC students and not experienced patrollers.  So, do not introduce advanced methods that will sway us from our objective of solid basic OEC skills for the students.

 

All breakout sessions will adhere to real life practices.  Don't let the students just say they are going to do it make them do it and do it right IE...glove up, splint correctly, use correct knots, bandaging, etc......

 

  1. Each lecture shall not exceed 30 min..

    2.The breakout practice session that goes with the lecture shall not exceed 30 min..

    3.  Manual head stabilization and manual traction for mid-shaft Femur injuries shall not be applied until help arrives on the scene.

     A. The boot on or boot off protocol for mid-shaft Femur splinting will be boot on.

   4.  Backboard straps shall be applied in the order of torso to toe and then head         secured last.   Manual head stabilization shall be applied for the entire back-boarding process.  Tape will be applied across the forehead and chin.

    5.   Follow the rules for when to backboard from the OEC manual plus we will backboard for mid-shaft Femur fractures, Pelvic fractures, and lower extremities dislocations.  Take full spinal precautions for all back boarding.

  1. Assessments -- Rapid assessment will be for detecting ABC's, life threatening injuries, and what equipment and how much help will be needed (an ambulance is part of your equipment call).  SAMPLE and baseline vitals will be part of the Initial assessment.  Students must write down info as they get it ie..  PULSE and RESPIRATION rates, Meds, etc.......
  2. Students will only get the equipment they call for.

 

Let's make this class a great learning experience and a lot of fun for all of us..

 

I want to thank all of you for volunteering your time and knowledge and making   this a great class all of these years.  We could not do it without you.

 

                                                    Keith Romg    (916) 624-3210