[SaraHap] SARA Happenings April 2007

Sun Apr 15 16:52:26 MDT 2007

Hi All: 

This is our regular mailing intended to improve communication within the Search and Rescue community in Alberta. It is going to 328 e-mail addresses that are listed as the primary contact of SAR Alberta member groups or which were requested to be added to the mailing list.

Subscription and unsubscription information is at the end of the newsletter. 

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SAR DAY, MAY 5TH 2007 

Twenty Days to Go. A reminder that SAR Day is coming soon. Is your program ready? Has it been publicized? 

For more information on events please contact Michelle Maschke at mdmaschke at yahoo.com 

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WANDERING --  FROM THE ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT NETWORK 

Michelle sent this from http://gator.naples.net/presents/Alzheimer/ 

I don't have room to include more than a few snippets, but you can read the whole article on the website. 

There are many reasons why an Alzheimer patient wanders or walks away from home or a well-known path or area. As a first step, try to determine the reasons behind wandering by asking these questions: 

(These cover) Medication; Stress; Time Confusion; Basic Needs; Restlessness; Lack of Recognition; Fear; Past Behavior. 

(It also includes advice and instructions --  for example:- )

Inform your neighbors of the person's condition and keep a list of their names and telephone numbers handy. Although neighbors can be helpful in guiding the person home, you'll probably want to teach them how to approach the person with Alzheimer's disease by using these steps: 

Approach the person from the front. 

Introduce yourself and call or ask a name. 

Gently look for or ask to see identification, 

Offer help and re-establish the day, date, and time. 

Avoid pulling or pushing the person. 

Report the patient found. 

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PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION 

Michelle also sent this item about the availability of books on disasters. 

The Publications Program of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office of the World Health Organization for the Americas and the Caribbean, is pleased to present to you PAHO''s latest publications on disasters: 

-- Guidelines for vulnerability reduction in the design of new health facilities: http://publications.paho.org/english/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=883 

- The Challenge in Disaster Reduction for the Water and Sanitation Sector: http://publications.paho.org/english/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=891 

--  Disasters: Selected Readings: http://publications.paho.org/english/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=850 

For more information on these publications, please visit our website http://publications.paho.org/english/catresults.cfm?Cat=7. You can also find more information on the other books at http://publications.paho.org/english/index.cfm 

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10TH ANNUAL ALBERTA SEARCH & RESCUE CONFERENCE 

SAR Alberta with Rocky Mountain House Search and Rescue Invite you ..

To the 10th Annual Alberta Search and Rescue Conference in Rocky Mountain House, June 1 - 3, 2007. The speakers are lined up, the entertainment is ready and we are set to let loose and celebrate Search and Rescue in Alberta. Registration packages have been sent to all of the teams in the province, so check with your team leaders, or you can go to www.rockysar.com to download the registration as well. It is going to be a good time, with some great entertainment and festivities for Saturday night. So come out, learn a little, mingle a little and party a lot! 

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HINTON CAVE RESCUE WORKSHOPS, MAY 4 - 8, 2007 

These workshops are a joint effort between BC Cave Rescue (part of their Provincial Emergency Program), Hinton Search and Rescue, the Alberta Cave Rescue Organization (which is, as we speak, being re-built, structured and strengthened) and Inroads Mountain Sports (a member of all these organizations). 

For full details about these workshops --  Companion Cave Rescue Workshop and Rope Rescue Response Workshop -- 

contact Jerry Fochler jerry at inroads.ca Director of Operations, Inroads Mountain Sports (780) 963-7675 (Stony Plain) (780) 817- 1512 (Hinton) www.inroads.ca 

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YOUTHSAFE OUTDOORS 

YouthSafe Outdoors has had a positive eight year association with SAR Alberta, beginning with development of a Risk Management for Alberta Schools resource in 1999. We now enthusiastically invite all SARA members to attend a Risk Management for Community Youth Programming workshop. 

1000 CDs produced will be provided at no cost to the organizations who request them. Get in early and secure one for your unit! We are presently receiving considerable requests for copies. There is a form available to reserve a CD-ROM, and a flyer outlining the workshops available. 

More information may be obtained from Lorna Hughes, Regional Liaison, YouthSafe Outdoors

Lorna.Hughes at YouthSafeOutdoors.ca 

Tel: 780-432-1670

Direct: 250-652-5117 

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