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                                                                                                                   Steve Donelan

Summary

For  37 years, I have been teaching wilderness and pre-hospital emergency care, training instructors and developing educational programs. The National Association for Search and Rescue now supports my Wilderness Emergency Care program and publishes my textbooks. This program supports a family of courses from basic to professional level. I have also published many articles on emergency care and how to teach it.


Program developer

Wilderness Emergency Care program author, National Association for Search and Rescue (2018-)

National Chairman of Wilderness Emergency Care Program, American Safety & Health Institute (2002-2018).

Wilderness Medical Society: Director, wilderness medicine lectures at UCSF Medical Center (1994-2005).

Advanced Wilderness First Aid & Wilderness First Responder programs, American Red Cross Bay Area (1983-2004).


Teaching & instructor training

Instructor Trainer & Instructor, National Association for Search and Rescue (2018-)

Master Instructor Trainer & Instructor, American Safety & Health Institute (2002-2018)

National Ski Patrol Instructor: Outdoor Emergency Care (1988-).

Outdoor Emergency Care Officer, Pinecrest Nordic Ski Patrol (1988-)

National Ski Patrol Avalanche Instructor (1993-1997).

National Ski Patrol Mountaineering Instructor (1994-2007).

American Heart Association Instructor, San Francisco Paramedic Association (2004-2012)

American Red Cross Instructor (1983-2004) & Instructor Trainer (1987-2004).


Credentials & education

National Registry Emergency Medical Technician, licensed in California (current).

National Association of EMS Educators: Instructor Courses, Level 1 & Level 2.

California Adult Education Teaching Credential (current).

B.A. (Philosophy & Greek), University of California, Berkeley (1970).

Graduate studies in philosophy, Universitat Gottingen (1971).

Graduate studies in philosophy and the history of science, University of California, Berkeley (1972-1976).


Awards

Wilderness Medical Society Education Award (1998).

American Red Cross Pacific Region: 1999 Nominee for the National Health & Safety Award.

American Red Cross Honor Award: Special Citation for Exceptional Volunteer Service.

James Phelan Scholarship in Literature, University of California, Berkeley (1972).

Eisner Prize in English, University of California, Berkeley (1970).

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Stipendium (Fullbright), Universitảt Gỏttingen (1970-1971).

Editing & peer review

Section Editor on education and contributor, Wilderness & Environmental Medicine (1999-2020).

Contributor & peer reviewer: Wilderness Medical Society: Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care (1995, 2001, 2006).

Peer reviewer: National Ski Patrol, Outdoor Emergency Care, 4th & 5th Editions.

Peer reviewer: CPR participant and instructor manuals, American Safety & Health Institute (2006).

Revised Instructor Development Course Manual for American Safety & Health Institute (2001).

Editor: Protocall: San Francisco Paramedic Association Newsletter (2007- 2012).

Editor: Instructor’s Bulletin: American Red Cross Bay Area (1998-2002).


Regular column

Teaching Tips, Instructor’s Bulletin: American Red Cross Bay Area (1998-2002).


Books

Wilderness Emergency Care, Third Edition Revised. National Association for Search and Rescue, 2018.

Wilderness First Aid. National Association for Search and Rescue, 2018.

Wilderness Emergency Care Instructor Guide, available to NASAR instructors online (2018-)

Wilderness Emergency Care, First & Second Editions. American Safety & Health Institute, 2002-2018.

Wilderness Emergency Care Instructor Guide, American Safety & Health Institute, 2002-2018.