Instructor: Steven Atkinson Office: Annex 2064 Phone: 585-1652

E-mail: fainstr@phth.health.utah.edu Lecture: Annex 2104 Lab: Annex 2107 Office Hours: Mon. 4:00- 5:00 PM or by appt

Date	Topic	Reading
Jan. 10	Introduction
Jan. 17	Martin Luther King Jr. / Human Rights Day
Jan. 24	A Wilderness Setting General Medical Principles	Chapters 2 and 3
Jan. 31	Scene Management Airway Obstruction	Appendix A
Feb. 7	Breathing Cardiac Emergencies	BLS Heartsaver guide Chapter 9
Feb. 14	Heart Attack Bleeding	Chapter 5 pp. 60-64
Feb. 22	Substitute Day Shock, Spinal, Environmental Injuries
Feb. 28	Exam #1 (1st hour of class) Heat Emergencies, Cold Emergencies	pp. 230-246
Mar. 6	High Altitude Medicine, Lightning Injuries	Chapter 15 pp. 74-79
Mar. 13	SPRING BREAK
Mar. 20	Burns, Bites and Stings	Chapters 10 - 14
Mar. 27	Exam #2 (1st hour of class) Backcountry Medical Problems	Chapters 17 - 18
Apr. 3	Backcountry Medical Problems Poisons	Chapters 17 - 18 Chapter 16
Apr. 10	Soft Tissue Care and Management, Assessment for Infection	Chapter 4
Apr.17	Bone and Joint Injuries Concepts of Orthopedic Care	Chapter 6 Chapter 7
Apr. 24	Exam #3 (1st hour of class) Mock Disaster	Chapter 8

Final Written and Practical Exam

Apr. 29th in ANNEX 2107, written test to be held in ANNEX 2223 at the same time

Note: THIS IS A SATURDAY!

Textbooks

Wilderness First Aid -- Emergency Care for Remote Locations

AHA BLS Heartsaver book -- This book is provided

Notetaking Outline -- College of Health Copy Center - HPER N-259