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A Fresh Look at Spinal Injury Care in the Backcountry – National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education
In wilderness medicine, the traditional response to a potential spinal injury has emphasized immobilizing the patient to prevent further injury ...
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The Quintessential Backcountry Expedition Road Trip Playlist – National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education
You’ve probably passed us on the highway. We’re the weirdos with heads bobbing, playing air guitar and dashboard keyboard, shouting ...
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NCOAE’s 2024 Camping and Outdoor Adventure Gear Improvement Guide – National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education
From November 1st to the end of the year, you’ll be bombarded with advertising, discounts, and announcements of “shopping holidays.” ...
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SOAP Notes Keep Wilderness Medicine Clean – National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education
In the context of wilderness medicine, soap and SOAP are both indispensable. An explanation is in order. We’re all familiar ...
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Why Clinical Experience Matters in EMT Training – National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education
In the world of emergency medical services (EMS), future EMTs and paramedics accept the reality that their immediate future includes ...
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Opinion: Instilling an Operational Risk Management Mindset in EMS | Blog | NCOAE
In EMS (emergency medical services) education, generations of students have been taught to put safety first. “Don’t enter a scene ...
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The Evolution of FSA Sussex by Mary Peach
Part one of three It does not seem like 20 years ago! Gatwick Airport might seem a strange place to ...
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Managing Backcountry Rain by Adopting an Expedition Mentality | Blog | NCOAE
If you asked me to list the attributes that allowed Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917) to survive more than ...
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How Outdoor Education Can Help with Trauma Recovery | NCOAE
Why We Need Trauma-Informed Learning Time warp yourself back to early-February of 2020. We were a month into a new ...
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Trending: Restorative Practices in Outdoor-based Experiential Education | NCOAE | Blog
A few weeks ago, we published Part 1 of this series, which covers what we here at The National Center ...
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Benefits of Summer Camp For Teens | NCOAE Blog
Outdoor and adventure-based summer camps for teens provide a life-enriching and world-changing experience for those who participate in them. These ...
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Trending: 4 Best Practices in Outdoor and Adventure-based Experiential Education | NCOAE | Blog
A little more than three decades ago, two educators and researchers from Canada partnered with the Association for Experiential Education ...
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Opinion: There’s Nothing “Basic” About an EMT | Blog | NCOAE
It’s been more than a decade since the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) stopped using the certification designations ...
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What Outdoor Industry Pros Recommend You Keep in Your First-Aid Kit | Blog | NCOAE
Having a first aid kit handy is always a good idea, but what should it contain? The answer to this ...
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Let’s Add Humble to the 5 ‘Umbles’ of Hypothermia – National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education
Hypothermia is deadly. There, I said it! This potentially dangerous drop in body temperature is commonly defined as a core ...
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Another Wintery Weekend
Over the weekend, pupils braved the cold on the rock and trails. On Saturday, with the cold weather this week, ...
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Tree Safety and Woodland Management Plans
Tragedy and legal repercussions By Sarah Lawfull FSA Chair and FSA Endorsed Trainer Last week Newcastle City Council was found ...
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Book Review – Growing a Forest School from the roots up! by Caylin Gans
Caylin Gans Reading Growing a Forest School from the roots up was like having the privilege of sitting around the ...
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Hands-on Training is the Key to a Career in the Outdoor Industry | Blog | NCOAE
For anyone interested in a career in the outdoor education, adventure programming, and guiding sectors of the outdoor industry, there ...
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Braving the Weather
Yesterday, a group of girls braved the conditions and went to Llandegla One Planet Adventure to bike for the day ...
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New Thinking about How to Handle Spinal Injuries in Remote Wilderness Settings | Blog | NCOAE
Best practices for evaluating and transporting patients with potential spinal fractures or spinal cord injuries is a hot topic in ...
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Biking In Wales
On Sunday a strong group of riders travelled to Llandegla for the day. The group were very well matched, so ...
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A Cold Day Bouldering
On Saturday, a group of pupils braved the cold misty conditions in the Peak District to go bouldering for the ...
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Girls shred in Wales
Yesterday a group of girls took to the trails at Llandegla OnePlanet Adventure. With many returning, it was a good ...