Rescue Training for Steep Angle and Slope Evacuation

“TOUGH TERRAIN”

Fourteen Hours over Two Days

White Bear Rescue Training Center’s "Tough Terrain" is a rope/rescue course, which focuses on slope evacuation.  Even though we are high rope course instructors and rappeling coaches, we firmly believe that it is the innocent looking hill - gently falling away from the roadway - which presents the most likely scenario for a difficult rescue.  Few departments have the cliffs or the super-tall structures  within their jurisdiction which would necessitate developing high angle skills.  Every one has a 15-45 degree Tough Terrain that represents "an accident waiting to happen."

 Forty-five degree slopes are tough terrain.

Day One:  From 8:00 a.m. until noon, the class works indoors.  Modules consist of hands-on equipment orientation, patient handling discussion, review of essential knots and demonstration of variations of rigging for both hauling the patient and rescuers uphill - or if necessary - lowering them down hill.

 Setting a directional with dual pulley for a traveling pulley rig.

After lunch on Day One and all of Day Two, we go on-site, where each participant works with a team rigging a system, acting as the haul team and serving as the EMS/litter tending team.  This is a physically demanding course. In many ways, it's more difficult than the "sexier" high angle rescue courses you may have taken.  Still, because we love what we do, when you take our Tough Terrain course, you'll have a good time working hard and learning a ton of useful stuff.

EMS for low angle and slope evacuations takes a lot of pre-planning.  You can't run back to the ambulance.  Everything has to come down the hill with you.  Potential for spinal injury, shock and hypothermia is high.  Handling the victim carefully, "packaging" him/her for a smooth trip to level ground, working as a team in your movements are all challenging elements in this environment.  Will you be ready for the "whistlestop?"  Can everyone on the team drop what they are holding without the system failing?  When your department takes our Tough Terrain  course, you'll be ready for that treacherous spot in the road.

White Bear Rescue Training Center
Open Enrollment Sessions

MAY 2008 (Dates TBA)

$175 per student

TRAINER OPTION AVAILABLE

$450 per student

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Interested in Tough Terrain training at your department?
We are taking bookings for 20067

Call us at 800-776-7199 or email us at Questions@atlasoutfitters.com