Cold Water Immersion Workshops
Aug 23, 2017
The Canadian Safe Boating Council will be hosting 1-day (General Interest) and 2-day (instructor) Cold Water Immersion/Rescue Workshops on September 15th& 16th from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Classroom (morning) sessions will take place at BAIE DE BEAUPORT
(1 Boulevard Henri-Bourassa, Ville de Québec, QC G1J 1W8)
Practical (Dockside) afternoon sessions will take place at the Old Port of Québec City.
Cost:
| 1-Day (General Interest) | $185 (September 15TH) |
| 2-Day (Instructor) | $400 (September 15th& 16TH) |
To register, visit: www.csbc.ca/en/events/cold-water-workshop
To see the formal invitation, visit: http://csbc.ca/images/ColdWater/ColdWater/CWBC_Workshop.pdf
Registrants should bring their own lifejackets. Please advise should you need one to be supplied.
Cold water Workshop topics include: Mechanisms of Heat Loss, Thermal Protection Realities, Extraction Techniques, Triage of Hypothermic Victims, Re-Warming, Packaging, Transport and more.
The Instructors’ Course will provide the tools you need to successfully teach first responders the proper rescue and re-warming techniques that are necessary to help save lives.
Sessions will be in English with active French translation.
Instructor: Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht (aka Professor Popsicle)
Translator: Ginette Traversy
For more information, please contact:
| English: | French: |
|
Ian Gilson 905-719-5152 |
Ginette Traversy 438-888-7185 |
Photo: Gordon Giesbrecht, PhD, FAsMA
