Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC)

&ZeroWidthSpaceOutdoor Emergency Care® is the NSP’s award-winning training program for patrollers and others in the recreation community who deal with emergency situations. This nationally recognized program is designed to help you manage the toughest emergencies, in all seasons. Developed in the late 1980s for the 28,000 members of the National Ski Patrol, Outdoor Emergency Care is a training program that is tailored to the nonurban rescuer. Over the years, OEC has evolved to address the needs of other outdoor-based emergency care providers too, including wilderness medical technicians, river rafting and mountaineering guides, members of search and rescue groups, mountain bike patrollers, and parks and recreation employees. Today, OEC is considered the standard of training for emergency care in the outdoor environment and is recognized by resorts and recreational facilities in all 50 states.

OEC During COVID-19

Guidelines have been developed and approved by the Eastern Division COOPED-UP Taskforce to provide guidance while running an OEC class under the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eastern Division COVID Guidelines

OEC Teaching Tool and Workshops

• Mini Lesson Workshop (PowerPoint)
• Teaching the Mini Lesson (Word)

Lesson Plans (docs)

• Blanket Roll Splint
• Quick Splint
• Rapid Fire Lesson Plan
• Rapid Fire Injury Card
• Primary Assessment Rapid Fire Template
• Rapid Fire Primary Assessment Skill Sheet

OEC Documents and Forms

• Navigating the Obstacles of Course Tools (PowerPoint)
• Navigating the Obstacles of Course Tools (Word)&ZeroWidthSpace