Ithaca College

Chris Pelchat, instructor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, conducted a workshop at the Northeast Wilderness Medical (CME) Conference and introduced participants to the problems and procedures associated with moving-water and rope rescue.

The workshop was designed to develop knowledge in the areas of scene assessment and incident size-up (of both existing and potential conditions), resource priorities, activation procedures for rescue response, site control and scene management, hazard recognition, and mitigation procedures.