FREE: Swiftwater & Open Water Rescue & Medical Emergencies

Out here, it’s different.

Open water (OW) and swiftwater medical emergencies and rescues pose unique challenges for medical responders and search and rescue teams.

Includes 15-day replay link and certificate of completion.

Learn to:

• Identify the unique medical risks in open water and swiftwater rescues
• Assess the scene, evaluate risk and balance rescuer safety with rapid patient stabilization, treatment and transport
• Differentiate the effects of OW and swiftwater on trauma, entrapment, hypothermia and other common outdoor injuries
• Identify indications for in-water resuscitation and spinal motion restriction (SMR)
• Familiarize yourself with OW & swiftwater guidelines for airway management, breathing and circulation (ABCs)
• Recognize medical priorities in an open water or swiftwater mass casualty scenario like a capsized party boat or raft, or powerboat crash into bystanders