Mounted search and rescue

["Marie Lester" <marie.lester@gmail.com>]

Do you have any engagements to teach Wilderness First Aid in Ohio, Irv?
My husband is planning to renew again in such a course this fall.  We
live in Central Ohio.
Marie

On 8/16/06, IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN <ilichten1@verizon.net> wrote:
> I am in SE PA. First Responder (oxygen module optional) is now taught by the
> Red Cross, as is a 16 hour wilderness first aid course. I am certified to
> teach both (and update my CPR-Pro/AED instructor on the 17th).  The EMS
> regions for the most part have stopped teaching first responder at their
> training facilities and now sanction only EMT and Paramedic. What you have
> to determine is how long it will take to get the subject out and by what
> method.  If things are really bad and the terrain really difficult we have,
> besides 5 civilian helicopters, an Army Reserve medical unit, Air Guard, and
> several Coast Guard air stations within a hour flight time.
>
> By the way I keep my stuff in plastic bags in Cordura saddle bags, two sides
> and a cantle bag set up as a unit, water bottle holders on the pommel.  The
> side carriers are a little thinner than usual and have zippered closures.
>
> Irv Lichtenstein
>
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