Wilderness Wound Management Case Study

Check out this case study in the Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal highlighting why we as wilderness first aid/wilderness first responder trained individuals manage wilderness wounds very differently then doctors in the hospital setting.  Check out our Medical library to read this and other articles!

2014 Outings Accomplishments & 2015 Projects!

With the opening of 2015, we want to tell you what we have tentatively planned for the year. But before we do that, let’s review 2014.

 

This year, over 265,000 people went outdoors with Sierra Club Outdoors' trip leaders and volunteers through Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO), Local Outdoors and Military Outdoors. Local chapters and groups offered more than 15,000 mostly free outings. ICO, which has 54 groups nationwide, conducted over 900 outings for over 15,000 mostly youth participants, and the Club's Military Outdoors program went into the great outdoors with 13,000 service members, veterans, and their families in 2014. That was ALL YOU.Thank you for all you do!

 

Learn more about else happened in 2014 and what we have planned for 2015 on Clubhouse (clubhouse: explore).

 

Happy New Year!

Sierra Club Outdoors Leadership Team

2015 WFR and WFR-R at Clair Tappaan Lodge!

Do you lead others on trips in remote outdoor settings? Learn and practice your skills in the recognition, assessment and treatment of medical emergencies in the beautiful Sierra Nevada (and stay at the Sierra Club's famous Clair Tappaan Lodge in Norden, CA).  Instruction, food and lodging are available for both courses.  To learn more and register:

• May 2-4 WFR-Recert - If you have a current Wilderness First Responder and need to recertify, this is the course for you! These rigorous three days of training will help you refine your skills.
• May 16-25 WFR - This full Wilderness First Responder is ideal for those who are leading groups (or recreating) in remote settings where 911 is not an option. 

The Amazing Process of Acclimitization

Dr. Gus Benner has revised his article on the acclimitization process. Check out this article (and many others) in the Medical Library.

Take my pulse...please, cold weather survival & more

Check out the following interesting and informative articles by Dr. Gus Benner (and others) in the Medical Library.

• Take my pulse....please (Summer 2014)
• Cold Weather Survival (Winter 2013/2014)
• Trip Members on Anti-Coagulants (Spring 2014)

 

 

2014 WFR and WFR-R Courses!

Do you lead others on trips in remote outdoor settings? Learn and practice your skills in the recognition, assessment and treatment of medical emergencies in the beautiful Sierra Nevada (and stay at the Sierra Club's famous Clair Tappaan Lodge in Norden, CA).  Instruction, food and lodging are available for both courses.  To learn more and register:

• May 3-5 WFR-Recert - If you have a current Wilderness First Responder and need to recertify, this is the course for you! These rigorous three days of training will help you refine your skills.
• May 17-26 WFR - This full Wilderness First Responder is ideal for those who are leading groups (or recreating) in remote settings where 911 is not an option. 

Aches and Pains

Check out Dr. Gus Benner's answers to Aches and Pains (Gus Benner is the National Outings Medical Advisor). 

To read more interesting and informative medical articles, please visit the Medical Library.

Wilderness First Responder and Recertification Courses in May!

Come join us at Clair Tappaan Lodge for a WFR and WFR-Recertification course this May:

• WFR-R May 4-6, 2013. 
• WFR May 18-27, 2013.

Food and lodging available for both courses as well!

To learn more and register: http://www.sierraclub.org/outings/training/calendar.aspx

Snakes, lightning and Ankles, oh my!

Check out these National Outdoor Leadership School videos:

North American Snakebites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXjj52KyXes&feature=plcp

Lightning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVSCD1mdzY0&feature=relmfu

Usable Ankle Injury - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SSZd5TtbXQ

 

Yosemite National Park SAR Reports

Check out the Yosemite SAR Reports page to see what incidents have been happening and how they have been handled.