Extension Communications 3614 Administrative Services Building Ames, Iowa 50011-3614 (515) 294-9915

9/5/03

Contacts:
Judy Levings, 4-H Youth Development, (515) 294-4764, jlevings@iastate.edu
Carol Ouverson, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515) 294-9640, couverso@iastate.edu
Tracy S. Petersen, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515) 294-9915

4-H Offers Training in First Aid for Remote or Wilderness Areas

AMES, Iowa -- A 16-hour First Aid Course for Remote and Wilderness Areas will be offered Oct. 4 and 5 by Iowa State University (ISU) Extension 4-H Youth Development and the National Safety Council.

The course, required by the American Camping Association for staff and volunteers leading youth on trips into remote areas, will cover a wide variety of topics including victim assessment and care, head and facial injuries, evacuation procedures, stings, bites and dressings and bandages.

Rick Ruble, an emergency medical technician who is a health care provider for the American Heart Association and an American Red Cross first aid and CPR instructor, will lead the course.

The training session runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 4 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 5. The $50 registration fee, due Sept. 30, includes a training manual and snacks. Lodging and meals are not included. The training session will be at the new Extension 4-H Youth Building on the corner of Stange and 13th streets on the ISU campus.

For more information or to register, call the state 4-H office at (515) 294-1017 or e-mail pmondt@iastate.edu.

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