Mad River employee training culminated with an emergency training scenario which tested every aspect of our emergency action plan. Every employee played a vital role in this scenario. Employees were given specific roles to enact during the scenario and were to keep their roles secret in order to make it a more realistic emergency. It started off as a normal day on the river with two boats traveling together. As the boats passed through the lunch counter rapids, three simulated customers fell overboard. All were immediately brought back into the raft, when one passenger began complaining of shoulder and chest pains, then "became unconscious" from what was later determined to be a heart attack. The boat immediately pulled to the right bank and began CPR on the passenger. The office was notified via radio and simulated calling the forest service and sheriff's department. While all of this was happening, one of the simulated customers began to show signs of hypothermia, while another complained of a knee injury. First aid was given and the customers were attended to properly. The scenario continued to play out until the expected time of EMS arrival was reached and the scene would have been handed over to medical professionals. The emergency scenario ran smoothly and we are very proud of all of our employees for handling the situation with such promptness and care.
