Risk Management & First Aid

The Risk Management and First Aid Group focuses on managing safety in outdoor programming.
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Wilderness Water Safety Course

A Wilderness Water Safety course will be held at Camp Manito-wish YMCA in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin...
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Wilderness Mortalities: A 13-Year Experience

"The areaÂ’s wilderness activities include rock climbing (both technical and recreational), canyon exploring...
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Where children drown, United States , 1995

“Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death among children ages 1 to 19 years...
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VOBS Wilderness Water Safety Training

Curriculum for a Wilderness Water Safety Training Course from Voyageur Outward Bounds School
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USLA Position Statement and Guidelines

United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) participated in the earlier effort to create standards for...
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Urban-rural variation in mortality and hospital admission rates

“There are urban-rural differences in mortality and admissions for injuries in Ireland. Possible reasons...
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Understanding the Risk Gap (video)

Understanding the Risk Gap concept is s crucial part of any program's risk management strategy. This...
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Understanding the Risk Gap (PowerPoint)

Understanding the Risk Gap concept is s crucial part of any program's risk management strategy. This...
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UK Government Report about the Glenridding Beck Incident

This report summarizes the very detailed investigation by UK government agencies following a drowning...
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Ten-Year Study of Pediatric Drownings and Near-Drownings

"The largest proportion (67%) of fatalities occurred at lakes or rivers." “The largest proportion (41...
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Swiftwater Rescue Fact Sheet by Slim Ray

Backcountry swimming is not the only situation in which outside support for an aquatic emergency may...
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STRAE Background, Position Statement, & Guidelines

This is the output of the meeting at Harvard on April 24, 2001 which was co-hosted by Brent Bell and...
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Snow-sport Helmets: injury prevention, rate of weavers and recommendations

This report, published by the Swiss Centre for Accident Prevention, focuses on European research into...
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Risk Management Theory: Understanding the Meaning of Risk - Jed Williamson

Article from the 2006 Wilderness Risk Management Conference Proceedings by Jed Williamson from the Wilderness...
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Risk Management Theory: Risk Analysis and Adventure Education - Preston Cline

Article from the 2005 Wilderness Risk Management Conference Proceedings by Preston Cline from the Wilderness...
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