INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / JUNE 5, 1990

 

 

First aid for outdoor enthusiasts offered

ou are a skier, a backpacker,

or a canoeist, and you are

faced with a medical emer-
gency in the wilderness. What do
you do?

Most outdoor enthusiasts
wouldn’t know, says photog-
rapher and first aid instructor Paul
Lazarski. “Very few people have
the skills to deal with that kind of
situation.”

Lazarski is teaching a course
at Douglas College called Survival
Wilderness First Aid on June 18-
22. Offered by the Wilderness First
Aid & Safety Association of B.C.,
it’s designed to give participants
the ability to deal with basic first
aid emergencies in back-country
settings.

The course is balanced be-
tween classroom time and outdoor
simulations, says Lazarski. “We
set up realistic outdoor accident
situations that give students a
good idea what it’s like out there
in a real emergency. It’s as close as
you can get to the real thing.”

  
  

Invitation to,
Spring 1990
Graduation

Everyone is cordially invited
to attend the Spring 1990 Gradua-
tion Ceremonies to be held in the
College Gymnasium on Thursday,
June 7th, 1990 at 1:30 p.m. in the
afternoon and at 7:30 p.m. in the
evening.

A reception, honouring the
graduates, will be hosted by the
Student Society. The reception will
be held in the Reflecting Pool Area
located on the Second Level,
weather permitting. Otherwise, al-
ternately in the Concourse Area,
Second Level. @

Completing the course allows
outdoor enthusiasts to go into the
back-country with more con-
fidence, he says. “In the event of
an emergency — and they happen
all the time — you'll be better
prepared to deal with it.”

Some of the topics covered in
the course include CPR/AR, frac-
tures, sprains, small wounds,
hypothermia, frostbite, and
dehydration. As well, Lazarski
shows participants what a first aid
kit should contain. “Most people

take first aid kits, but don’t know
how to use them,” he says. “We
try to show people how to con-
struct and use a first aid kit effec-
tively.”

Lazarski emphasizes that Sur-
vival Wilderness First Aid is a non-
leadership course to be used as a
stepping stone to leadership-
oriented first aid courses. The
course runs from June 18-22, 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The fee is $125.
For more information about how
to register call 988-4207. @

 

 

Dip You Know....?

e @ e e That persons who are hard of hearing can enjoy performances
in the Douglas College Performing Arts Theatre to their fullest? A
“loop” has been installed in the theatre which transmits sounds from
on stage to people in the audience with specially-equipped hearing
aids. It’s all part of the Douglas College mandate — to be accessible to
all members of the community.

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Important Notes
from the Registrar’s Office

1. Welcome to Joni Hunter who is the latest addition to the Registrar’s

Office. Joni is substituting as Receptionist for Karen Turner who is on
Maternity Leave until February 1991.

2. Registrar’s Office Summer Hours (in effect until August)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

3. The last day to withdraw froma 14 week course is July 2.

Students withdrawing from courses between May 25 and July 2 are
not required to obtain an Instructor’s signature. We recommend,
however, that as a courtesy students inform instructors of their
withdrawal. If a student plans to drop a course during this time, they
should fill out a Change Form and return it to the Registrar’s Office
(the after-hours mail drop can be used.) A copy of the Change Form
will be sent to the instructor. @