r/skipatrol

Hey guys! I’m getting ready to start my first season as a patroller and I want to see what gear I should look into getting. I need to get a new pair of gloves and some medical stuff like trauma shears. Is there any gear that would be helpful to get? I’ll mostly be night patrolling.

EDIT: I’m on the east coast! I’m in North Carolina. Sorry I definitely should’ve added that before posting 🤦‍♀️

Hey everyone! I am 2 weeks out from my OEC written and practical test, and I wanted to ask some questions. I am feeling pretty prepared patient assessments-wise. My class does about an hour every week on that, but I am curious how the community studied for the written. I feel like there is a lot of kind of obscure information that I am certain will show up on the test. Just wondering if there were any tips and tricks or resources. Thanks everyone, wish me luck!

Hey Team, I’ve just gotten a position out west in Alberta. I know patrol is really hardy on gloves and wanted to know which gloves/mittens hold up the best and whether it’s worth getting a glove system going? I.e a thinner workwear glove inside a Kinco?

With the new structure of OEC, are there online modules before going to an in-person refresher? I’m struggling to find anything on NSP. Thank you!