Safety Resources for Boating
Articles
Hypothermia

Training Links
Rescue 3
Wavetrek (WA)
River People (WA)

Medical
Shoulder Issues
Hypothermia
Hypothermia Discussion Forum (SARBC)
Princeton OA First Aid Links

BMJ guidelines on Resuscitation

Gear Links
Petzl Technical Online reference (very informative)

Knot References
BRMRG Knot Primer
Irish Climbing's Knot Dictionary
Animated Alpine Butterfly
Animated Double Fisherman's
Animated Clove Hitch
Animated Bowline

Certifications

Other sites
AW Accident Reports
AW Safety Page
AW Safety Code
River Rescue
Laidlaw's Rope Rescue Pages
SARBC Rope Rescue Discussion Forum

The river, although beautiful and the source of amazing amounts of fun, is not your friend.  It demands respect, and if you don't supply it, sooner or later the river will demonstrate for your edification the fact that it's immensely powerful and cares not a whit for your well-being.

This area of my site is dedicated to safety resources- links to organizations that provide safety training and instruction, to other sites and discussion groups you can use to educate yourself on safety and rescue techniques and methods.

I highly encourage you to seek rescue/medical training to prepare yourself for whatever adventures life and boating have in store for you.  For now, because this site serves mainly paddlers in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, I have chosen to limit many of the training resource links to trainers that are in the Pacific Northwest- but if you have any recommendations to make for training programs in your area, please contact me and I'll link them.