Summary
On March 23, 1974, Sue Powers, Barb LaMarche, and Janet Vander Molen of Ferris State College’s Department of Nursing presented a day-long emergency first-aid course in the Beaver Island School multipurpose room. The program used films and demonstrations while the island prepared for its emergency aircraft.
Evidence and limits
The report does not identify the island nurses, give a curriculum or attendance count, or establish certification or later emergency use of the training.
See also
- Preparation of Beaver Island emergency aircraft (1974)
- Joseph Christie (1974 emergency-flight physician)
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, March 1974, “Crash Course.”Reports a day-long emergency-first-aid program in the Beaver Island School multipurpose room on March 23, presented by Sue Powers, Barb LaMarche, and Janet Vander Molen of Ferris State College’s Department of Nursing. Movies and demonstrations simulated emergency situations; Dr. Christie, all island nurses, and other interested people attended. It does not identify the nurses, curriculum, certification, or attendance count.