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Join
Our Patrol
Joining the
Little Switzerland is easy just! You start by taking the required
Outdoor Emergency Care course. This course is offered each year in
the fall. Just fill out our application online and mail in, and we will
reserve you a place in the next class. During your first year, the
patrol will supply you with all the training you will need. After
that all you have to do is attend a yearly National Ski Patrol refresher
(usually held during a weekend in October), keep current on CPR skills,
pay your dues and have fun skiing.
Requirements
for becoming a Little Switzerland Ski Patroller:
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You
must be a member of the National Ski Patrol. Annual dues are $45 per
year
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You
must be at least 15 years old by the opening of the ski season.
Younger patrollers must meet the same standards as adult patrollers.
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Complete
and pass the National Ski Patrol's Outdoor Emergency Care Course (OEC).
This course is offered through our patrol in the fall of the year.
It runs from the end of August to December and meets one night per
week for about 4 hours. This class is on par with a 3 credit college
level EMT class. Addition homework and study time will be needed
beyond the class time.
THE TECHNIQUES YOU LEARN IN THIS CLASS ARE USEABLE IN EVERYDAY LIFE
AND COULD SAVE THE LIFE OF A LOVED ONE.
The class is taught by certified volunteer instructors. There is no
charge for the teaching of the class, however there is a fee for the
required textbooks, supplies and national class fees. The cost
for the fall 2000 class is $99
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Complete
a Professional Healthcare CPR course. This course is again provided
through our patrol this is a 6 to 8 hour class that will be taught
sometime in the fall. There is a nominal class fee of about
$20. This fee is for a textbook, CPR training equipment rentals and
American Heart Association registration fees.
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Attend
the Little Switzerland Annual Patroller Training and Meeting
weekend. This is held on a weekend in October. During this
weekend you will meet and train with most of the patrol members.
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For
your safety, we require that all patrollers be vaccinated against
Hepatitis-B. Many people are already vaccinated, however if
you are not, you can obtain this through your doctor or you local
health department. You must have completed the first two of
three shots before the beginning of the ski season.
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Purchase
an approved patrol coat/vest and butt pack.
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During
your first ski season as a patroller candidate, you will
provide medical care on the hill, however during that first season
you will need to participate in a weekly series of ski or snowboard
clinics, and tobogganing classes. By the end of that first
season, you should have obtained your full certification as a basic
patroller.
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During
that first season as a candidate you will be required to patrol for
a minimum of 1 four hour shift per week, plus your training night.
Candidate patrollers will receive the same benefits as all other
patrollers.
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Click
here for an APPLICATION
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