SURVIVAL & EMERGENCY RESCUE TRAINING

BURST: Backcountry User Rescue and Survival Training

The Backcountry User Rescue Skills Training (BURST) is a 1day course design to demystify emergency response procedures in the event of a backcountry accident. It is the perfect course for AST1 and AST2 graduate interested in learning modern emergency techniques, equipment use and general preparedness relative to backcountry emergencies including; avalanche involvements, tree-well incidents, serious injuries and getting lost.Some of the topics covered include:

  • Overview of Search and Rescue in BC; what to expect
  • Backcountry communication devices; how they work, their limitations and how to initiate SAR for an incident
  • Hypothermia; Prevention and Treatment, How to package an injured person to prevent further heat loss and overview of field rewarming techniques
  • Emergency evacuation techniques; how to move an injured person to a safe location and emergency improvised toboggan overview
  • Helicopter landing zone awareness
  • Tree-well awareness
  • Winter fire-starting techniques
  • Winter survival shelter techniques
This course is a 100 % hands-on, field-based course with students participating in short lectures and field scenarios utilizing their own gear as well as standard gear carried by guides. This is not a first aid course, nor an avalanche course. Previous CPR and First Aid training is recommended

We can tailor this course to your organization's requirements.



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Location: West Kootenay Region

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