This comprehensive two-day qualification is designed for outdoor professionals and employees who work in rural or remote environments. It will enable learners to undertake the role of the First Aider when emergency medical assistance could be more than 30 minutes away. The qualification meets the Outdoor First Aid Band 3 requirements set by the Institute for Outdoor Learning and the requirements for the first aid element of the expedition syllabus for the bronze, silver and gold Duke of Edinburgh awards.
The qualification meets the requirements of the Institute for Outdoor Learning band 2 training.
A range of subjects are covered including:-
• What is outdoor first aid?
• Incident management
• First aid equipment
• Bones, joints and muscle injuries • Summon assistance
• Head and spinal injuries
• Monitoring
• Chest and abdominal injuries
• Scene survey
• Major illnesses
• Primary survey
• Anaphylaxis
• Secondary assessment
• Extreme heat and cold
• Resuscitation
• Burns
• Disorders of respiration
• Eye injuries
• Wounds and bleeding
• Poisoning
• Hypovolaemic shock
• Bites and stings
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.