Edited by John Gookin
NOLS Curriculum Manager

• Opening Remarks

• Wilderness Risk Management: opening remarks, Tod Schimelpfenig, page 2
• Risk & Responsibility , Mike Link, page 3
• Mountaineering Accident Statistics, Jed Williamson, page 4,
• Medical Aspects Of Whitewater Kayaking, Ken Kizer MD, page 6
• Cave Accident Statistics, National Speleological Society, page 11
• Health Safety & Risk In Outward Bound, Bruce Paton MD, page 15
• Safety Management In Outward Boundreg. USA, Lewis Glenn, page 32
• Wilderness Injury & Illness At NOLS, Doug Gentile MD, page 34
• Wilderness Injuries & Illnesses, Doug Gentile MD, page 35
• Ten Years Of NOLS Field Safety Statistics, Tod Schimelpfenig, page 44
• Risk Management At NOLS, Tod Schimelpfenig, page 46
• Risk Benefit Analysis , Jasper Hunt Ph.D., page 51
• Informed Consent , Jasper Hunt Ph.D., page 57
• Subjective Hazards And Risk Management, Tod Schimelpfenig, page 62
• Thinking About Safety, James R. Udall, page 66
• Captain Hazelwood: The Safety Device That Failed, Oliver Holmes , page 70
• The Danger Of Substituting Rules For Judgment, Jasper Hunt Ph.D., page 71
• All-Risk Emergency Management, Bill Pierce, page 73
• NOLS Medical Review Process, Tod Schimelpfenig, page 79
• Student Medical Screening , Kathy Blood, page 86
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), Jeff Mitchell Ph.D., page 88
• Working With Special Populations, Sky Gray, M.S., page 92
• Improvised Rock Rescue Systems, Phil Powers, page 95
• Supervising A Climbing Program, Phil Powers, page 102
• Cellular Phones And Radios On NOLS Courses?, Tod Schimelpfenig, page 106
• Legal Issues For The Wilderness Care Provider, Charles Gregg LL.B., page 108
• Can I Do That? Legally?, Ken Thompson MS, page 113
• International Health Concerns, William Forgey MD , page 117
• Health And Safety Aspects Of International Travel, William Forgey MD, page 119

Appendices

• NOLS Field Serious Injury Protocols, Tod Schimelpfenig, page 125
• Ocean Hazards For Sea Kayakers, Lena Conlan, page 127
• Sea Kayak Bibliography, Wayne Horodowich, page 133
• Wilderness Medicine And Rescue Bibliography, Tod Schimelpfenig, page 134
• Sources Of Wilderness Medical Training , Tod Schimelpfenig, page 136
• NOLS Field Evacuation Report, NOLS Safety & Training Dept., page 138
• NOLS Evacuation Guidelines, NOLS Rocky Mountain Branch, page 140
• WRMC Incident Data Gathering System, Wilderness Risk Manager's Committee, page 142
• ACA River Accident Report Form, American Canoe Association, page 148
• NSS Cave Accident Report Form, National Speleological Society, page 149
• NOLS Annual Staff Medical Screening Form, NOLS Staffing Department, page 150
• Personal Notes, page 152
• Speakers Bios, inside back cover
• The Wilderness Risk Managers Committee, back cover

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