INTERESTED IN A FIELD MEDICINE WORKSHOP ?

Recently I flew from Sonoma County Back East to Ohio to attend a field medicine workshop. Sixty people from all over the U.S., and most with no more experience than First Aid, gathered to learn how to better deal with emergencies and medical situations when ambulances or hospital care are not available. Everyone was concerned about Y2K, although some were also into wilderness camping or emergency preparation.

These classes are taught by paramedics, dentists, former combat medics, etc. I thought the instructors were very knowledgeable, and appreciated their taking the time to do skills like suturing or casting with students until the students were comfortable with the skill. Medical terminology was not stressed, although all the preparatory materials I read, such as the books Where There Is No Dentist and Where There Is No Doctor, were very helpful in understanding the classes.

We are so used to having hi-tech medical care, that few people know how to perform medical services in low-tech conditions. This is a good introduction to working in such circumstances.

A Field Medicine workshop is being offered in Windsor, CA (just north of Santa Rosa) Friday, Saturday and Sunday JUne 4, 5, and 6. Cost will be $200 per person. For registration contact Seraphima@aol.com. For further info on MedicalCorps, which puts on the classes, check out www.medicalcorps.org.

Curriculum:

* Field Dentistry: Fillings, broken teeth, abscesses, recementing crowns, denture repair * Fracture Management: Hands-on casting, diagnosing, setting, and placement * Field Surgery: Suturing, incisions, wound cleaning, removal of foreign objects * Field Sterilization: How to manage sanitation in a field setting * NBC: Nuclear, Biological, Chemical: masking, shelter, containment etc. * Pharmacy: Medications, first aid and other medical supplies.

Please contact me soonest if you are interested in registering, as we need to know how many students to plan for. Thanks

Seraphima@aol.com

-- seraphima (seraphima@aol.com), May 04, 1999

Answers

Can't go that far. Does anyone know of a workshop anytime in the Charlotte, Durham, Greenville, Charleston or Atlanta area?????

-- Lobo (atthelair@yahoo.com), May 05, 1999.

Two other classes are being offerred so far: Caldwell OHIO on July 30, 31, and Aug.1. This is a first level class, open registration.

The second is in Anchorage ALASKA May 14, 15 and 16 and is an advanced level class, restricted registration.

For more info, see MedicalCorps' website at www.medicalcorps.org

-- seraphima (seraphima@aol.com), May 05, 1999.