OEC- Outdoor Emergency Care is a nationally recognized program that is tailored to the non urban rescuer. OEC is considered the standard of training for emergency care in the outdoor environment.
OEC Course- a competency based educational program that prepares candidates to handle emergency care problems in a non-urban setting.
OEC Programs include, OEC Refreshers, Senior Emergency Management, OEC Enhancement, Outdoor First Care
Become an OEC Instructor
An OEC instructor is a current NSP member who has successfully completed the OEC course, the Instructor Development course and the mentoring program.
An OEC Instructor is selected after assisting in teaching a minimum of two courses under the supervision of an appointed mentor and submitting an instructor application to the OEC Administrator
The MLR has a total of 133 outstanding OEC Instructors. 41 of these exceptional OEC Instructors have completed their 3-year cycle this year and will be continuing on as OEC instructors for another 3-year cycle. They are to be honored for their outstanding service to our patrols and to the MLR. Thank you for a job well done.
You are invited to become an OEC Instructor within the MLR and join our excellent group of OEC Instructors. Nothing is more important to the success of our NSP's education programs than our core group of hard-working instructors who deliver our programs. If you would like to become an OEC instructor please talk to your Patrol Coordinator or an OEC Instructor you know and they can assist you, or write me a note and I will walk you through the process
Senior Emergency Management
MLR Senior Emergency Management clinics/evaluations will take place four (4) times this winter in the Mother Lode Region. The first SEM is on Saturday, February 2 at Sugar Bowl. Our second event will be held at Northstar. This will be part of the Far West Division Winter Conference. Prep work will be done on Saturday with the Senior Candidates( Senior Enhancement review) and then Sunday the SEM Clinic will be held, . The third event will be held Saturday March 19th, at Donner Ski Ranch. Our forth SEM will take place at the New China Peak (formally Sierra Summit) in April, the date is TBA but we are looking at the 9th possibly.
Over the past several years, the level of expertise of our senior candidates has risen considerably. One of my goals is to help inspire each OEC Technician beyond the Candidate level within the MLR to consider participating in Senior Emergency Management. SEM offers tremendous and positive value to a patroller by helping them to become a more proficient and capable rescuer to the injured guest as well as an introduction to the Senior Program.
There is a lot of pre-clinic work to be completed for SEM and it includes practicing OEC scenarios, demonstrating basic first aid skills and responding and elaborating on written scenarios. Senior paperwork must be signed off by your patrol representative and an OEC instructor and all tasks completed BEFORE you can participate in a SEM event. Senior paperwork is available in the “downloads” section of the NSP website (you have to log in, and then go to “my bookshelf” to get there).
Kevin Qualseth
MLR OEC Advisor
kqualseth@jps.net
C- (559) 359-6056
H- (559) 781-7208
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