Objectives
Program will use class lecture(s), hands-on practical’s and scenarios to review topic(s). All topics structured after National Ski Patrol’s, Outdoor Emergency Care, Refresher Cycle B Program.
Airway/Respiration/Ventilation objectives include: review and demonstrate application/use of airway suction to clear an airway (rigid and flexible suction catheters); sizing & placement of oropharyngeal airway and nasopharyngeal airway. Additionally, objectives will include assessment and management of patient in respiratory distress (includes assessing breath sounds & assisting with inhaler). Students will be required to individually demonstrate hands-on skills using provided manikins and other equipment as required.

Oxygenation objectives include: O2 administration (assembly & disassembly of O2 tank and regulator assembly); use of nasal canula, non-rebreather mask, and bag-valve mask; demonstrate how to manually open the airway and mouth using Cross figure, head tilt/chin lift and jaw thrust maneuver.
Medical Abdominal objectives include: review and demonstrate proper care of patient with abdominal emergences that include: gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems.

Objectives include: describe and demonstrate how to assess the abdomen; how to manage a PT with sever GI or GU illnesses;
how to manage an evisceration; how to manage an impaled object in the abdomen or pelvis.

Medical Reproductive emergencies objectives include: describe and demonstrate how to assess the abdomen; how to manage a PT with severe reproductive emergencies; describe how to provide additional assistance for such emergencies.
Medical Heat Related Emergencies objectives include how to describe and demonstrate the assessment and the emergency care required for a PT with heat syncope, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Operations objectives include review and update of Loveland Ski Area protocol for requesting additional patient care from outside resources (Clear Creek EMS and St Anthony Hospital ED).
Objectives covered by lecture followed by question and answers.
Trauma Spinal Motion Restriction objectives include: students to review, practice and demonstrate spinal immobilization. Spinal immobilization will require students to work in teams to demonstrate: back boarding from a supine position, back boarding from a seated position, C-Collar sizing and application, pelvic wrap, and movement of patient with fractured pelvis to scoop. Demonstration of ski helmet removal, ski boot removal (ski and board), patient drags, lifts and carries, and demonstrate recovery of patients from ‘jams & pretzels’ to anatomic position.
Trauma objectives will include review and demonstrate care for hip and pelvic trauma. Students will be required to: demonstrate how to assess and care injuries to the hip; demonstrate how to care for PT with abdominal or pelvic trauma; describe and demonstrate how to manage a pelvic fracture
injury; demonstrate the use and application of splinting using a sheet and/or pelvic binder.
Colorado State Topics Case Management: objectives include review and discussion of patient care with case study.
Patient Assessment objectives include: review and demonstrate patient assessment for adult and pediatric patients (both medical and trauma) using the National Ski Patrol, Outdoor Emergency Care patient assessment criteria (5-parts: scene size-up, primary assessment w/ABCD, history taking,
secondary assessment and reassessment); demonstrate how to assess the pupils and eye movement (PEERL); demonstrate how to assess the following vitals: pulse, respirations, blood pressure (auscultation & palpation), oxygen saturation (using pulse oximeter); demonstrate how to assess chest for trauma using LAP method (listen, auscultation, palpation).
Adaptive Athlete objectives include: how to assess an adaptive athlete; demonstrate how to care for an athlete who is injured or ill with a cognitive or physical disability.