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First Aid
GLS Outing Leaders are required to have current
Standard First Aid Certification and to carry a First Aid
Kit on all outings they lead. There are many kinds of first
aid classes, from half-day Standard First Aid to Wilderness
Rescue. It's entirely up to you what class you take, as long
as it's National Safety Council approved. Some classes
certify you for two years, others for three. There are many
approved programs, including classes from the Red
Cross. If money's an obstacle to taking first aid, we'll
gladly help.
The Red Book tells you what Sierra Club recommends you have in your First Aid Kit. Contact the Outings Chair for a copy or for where you can look it up on the Sierra Club website.
The Outings Chair may arrange a class specifically for GLS Leaders once a year (probably late winter/early spring). But don't count on it if your renewal date is coming up! Here are a few links to help you find a class and get a First Aid Kit:
- Wilderness Medical Society
- Wilderness Medicine Institute (classes in Monterey and SF Bay areas)
- Wilderness First Aid (classes at UCSF)
- National Safety Council's Search for Classes
- UCSC Recreation Dept.- Wilderness First Aid
- Wilderness Medicine Outfitters' class schedule
- What's in a Good Wilderness Medical Kit (Wilderness Medical Society)
- Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Institute (articles and curriculum)
- The Snakebite Emergency Web Page
- Wilderness Medicine Page from Open Directory Project
- Altitude Sickness Prevention?
- First
Aid Institute (of the National Safety
Council)
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