ORL 182 - Swiftwater Rescue Technician Level I

    Recent Professors
    Shane Koskinen, Abigail Polsby, Saylor Flett
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024
    Class Size
    11–29 students
    Credits
    1
    Fall 2025 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    A course designed to teach river-running enthusiasts, Search and Rescue team members, and Emergency Responders, skills related to safe travel and rescue in swift water. Course content includes rope-rigging systems, rescuer/ victim psychology and physiology, boat handling, patient trauma treatment, and swimming techniques. Successful completion of the course will result in American Canoe Association Swiftwater Rescue Technician I certification.
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