SARGENT'S PURCHASE — In a first-of-its-kind program, the Mount Washington Observatory recently hosted a Wilderness First Aid overnight medical training program in partnership with MaineHealth Memorial Hospital in North Conway and the SOLO Wilderness Medical School in Conway.
The training was presented for members of local non-profits, organizations centered around the outdoors, Observatory staff and other “youth-serving” groups on Aug. 26 and 27.
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