Outdoor First Aid
These courses are designed for those who are involved in outdoor activities or work in rural locations. They cover a wide range of first aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way, particularly where professional medical help is not immediately available.
LEVEL 3 EMERGENCY OUTDOOR FIRST AID
The Level 3 Emergency Outdoor First Aid meets the requirements of the Institute for Outdoor Learning band 2 training.
Price: £75
Duration: 1 day (8 hours)
Assumed Pre-Course Ability: None.
Minimum Age: 14 years old.
Exam Type / Duration: Continual practical assessment during the course, written assessment
Max. Instructor / Student Ratio: 1:12
Course Materials Provided: Outdoor First Aid book
Syllabus:
A range of outdoor First Aid related subjects are covered including:
- > What is outdoor first aid?
- > First aid equipment
- > Summon assistance
- > Monitoring
- > Scene survey
- > Resuscitation
- > Disorders of respiration
- > Wounds and bleeding
- > Hypovolaemic shock
Specific First Aid Package
Does your team require a first aid package? Get in touch to quickly discover our specialist First Aid Courses or for group bookings at your location.
If you are looking for support from qualified, experienced instructors to help improve you and your teams first aid knowledge and confidence then we are here to help. We offer first aid tuition from our locations in Portishead Marina and Bristol as well as being able to offer this at your venue. These sessions are designed around you.
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LEVEL 3 OUTDOOR FIRST AID
The Level 3 Outdoor First Aid course is focused on people working or doing activities in remote locations. This course covers not only how to attend to a casualty but also when and how to move a casualty, major illnesses and injuries, administering CPR and managing an unresponsive casualty when professional medical help is not immediately available. This course is often attended by loan workers and outdoor activity instructors/enthusiasts. The Level 3 Outdoor First Aid course also fulfils the requirements of the First Aid element of the expedition syllabus and is suitable for the Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh awards. With our specialist knowledge of being in or around water we also include a lot of training for those working near water if required on this course utilising our swift water location.
Price: £135
Duration: 2 day (16 hours)
Assumed Pre-Course Ability: None.
Minimum Age: 16 years old.
Exam Type / Duration: Continual practical assessment during the course and written assessment at the end of each day.
Max. Instructor / Student Ratio: 1:12
Course Materials Provided: Outdoor First Aid book
Syllabus:
- > First Aid Equipment
- > Assessment of the situation
- > Prioritising treatment
- > Environmental factors
- > Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- > Bandaging
- > Moving a casualty
- > Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
- > Fractures and spinal injuries
- > Heart Attacks
- > Choking
- > Control of bleeding
- > Head injuries
- > Eye injuries
- > Poisoning
- > Chest injuries
- > Abdominal injuries
- > Sprains and strains
- > Burns and scalds
- > Asthma
- > Diabetes
- > Epilepsy
- > Hypothermia
- > Frostbite
- > Heat exhaustion
- > Bites and stings
- > Minor injuries
Calendar Key
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