Subj: FIELD MEDICINE WORKSHOP DEFINITE: JUNE 4,5,6

FIELD MEDICINE WORKSHOP IS DEFINITE: JUNE 4,5,6.

The Field Medicine Workshop will be held in Windsor (just north of Santa Rosa) on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 4,5, and 6. If you have not already done so, please contact Donna Jones at Seraphima@aol.com, or (707) 527-8509 for registration information, as we already have a good sized class and you must register by May 10.

Registration info will be sent very shortly to all persons who have already indicated an interest. The original message is below.

INTERESTED IN A FIELD MEDICINE WORKSHOP ?

Recently I flew from Sonoma County Back East to Ohio to attend a field medicine workshop. Sixty people from all over the U.S., and most with no more experience than First Aid, gathered to learn how to better deal with emergencies and medical situations when ambulances or hospital care are not available. Everyone was concerned about Y2K, although some were also into wilderness camping or emergency preparation.

These classes are taught by paramedics, dentists, former combat medics, etc. I thought the instructors were very knowledgeable, and appreciated their taking the time to do skills like suturing or casting with students until the students were comfortable with the skill. Medical terminology was not stressed, although all the preparatory materials I read, such as the books Where There Is No Dentist and Where There Is No Doctor, were very helpful in understanding the classes.

We are so used to having hi-tech medical care, that few people know how to perform medical services in low-tech conditions. This is a good introduction to working in such circumstances.

It is possible that we could have such a training here in the Sonoma County, California area if enough people were interested. It would take three days, and cost about $200 per person. We would need at least 30 people, a place to have the classes, a person to handle registration and money, and hospitality for the instructors, or else motels for them.

Curriculum:

* Field Dentistry: Fillings, broken teeth, abscesses, recementing crowns, denture repair * Fracture Management: Hands-on casting, diagnosing, setting, and placement * Field Surgery: Suturing, incisions, wound cleaning, removal of foreign objects * Field Sterilization: How to manage sanitation in a field setting * NBC: Nuclear, Biological, Chemical: masking, shelter, containment etc. * Pharmacy: Medications, first aid and other medical supplies.

Please let me know if you are interested in attending or helping organize.

Seraphima@aol.com

-- donna jones (seraphima@aol.com), April 28, 1999