I wanted to point out a novelty in the 2012 NCRC seminar in Mentone. This year we will offer an experimental level called Caving and Wilderness First Aid. It is taught as a Level 2 refresher and will renew your eligibility to take level 3. It includes a two day wilderness first aid course and a half day psychological first aid course and along with some extras like suspension trauma, more advanced hypothermia care, and more advanced packaging techniques. It also includes a review of level 2 rigging techniques. Field exercises will emphasize packaging and patient care besides rigging. It will be a great class for someone who wants to add some tools to the tool box and has already done the core classes or wants to practice a little before doing level 3. It will be great preparation for anyone wanting to be an expedition leader. Students will work within the group for most of the week and then rejoin everyone else for the walk through and the mock.
General seminar page at: http://www.caves.org/commission/ncrc/na ... ar2012.htm
More info on the paper registration at: http://www.caves.org/commission/ncrc/na ... e_2012.pdf