Outdoor First Aid
Covers practical skills needed by those working in Remote, Wilderness and Mountain & Outdoor situations. Provides the confidence and knowledge to deal with comprehensive life-saving first aid emergencies in the outdoor environment.
Outdoor First Aid Course
Spirit of Adventure are pleased to offer a 2-day First Aid Course set in the heart of Dartmoor in conjunction with First Aid 4 Life. This course is recongnised by most National Governing Bodies Instructor Awards including Canoeing and Kayaking (BCU) and Mountaineering and Rock Climbing (MLTUK).
Practical and Interactive
Highly practical and interactive, the course assumes no prior first aid knowledge and stresses the importance of problem solving and decision making.
Most people have an innate ability to do the right thing in an emergency. What phases them is deciding what to do next! We take that natural ability and train it in systematic decision making which is practised to ensure permanence. This includes almost four hours of practical and enjoyable indoor and outdoor scenarios to really cement learning.
Gain a Recognised First Aid Qualification
Fully Accredited Nationally Recognised three year First Aid Qualification and ITC Outdoor First Aid Manual covering all aspects of the course. The course is accredited on the National Qualifications Framework through ITC First Aid of which First Aid 4 Life is a Registered Provider approved to deliver QCF and ITC accredited qualifications.
Qualified & Experienced Staff
First Aid 4 Life's trainers all have an active interest and commitment to the outdoor environment, understanding the issues, dilemmas and judgements required when dealing with incidents in potentially hostile remote environments.
They aim to make the training highly relevant to those whose work or leisure is in these environments.
First Aid 4 Life
First Aid 4 Life are Approved as Training Providers by ITC First and Qualsafe Awards, both of whom are Awarding Organisations (AO) that develop qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework regulated by external regulators RQF & SQA.
All of their trainers are highly experienced which includes where relevant an active interest in the outdoors coupled with a thorough understanding of many workplace settings. This ensures that their training is extremely relevant.
They are qualified to provide Prehospital Care Training FREC along with various First Aid training including First Aid at Work and Emergency First Aid at Work along with more specialist courses in Mountain and Outdoor First Aid & Forest School First Aid.
Course Content
Being Safe
Best practise including prevention of cross-infection.
Vital Signs
Temperature, colour, pulse, breathing, level of consciousness.
Incident Handling
A systematic approach to problem solving & decision making.
Unconsciousness
Managing the unconscious casualty to ensure a safe airway.
CPR & Choking
Dealing with the non breathing casualty including drowning.
Wounds & Bleeding
Dealing with external & internal bleeding and shock.
Major Injuries
Treating head, spine, chest, abdomen, pelvis, leg & arm injuries.
Soft Tissue Injuries
To muscles & joints including dislocations.
Monitoring
Casualty Cards & monitoring plus hand over to rescue services.
Remote Issues
Improvisation techniques when you have nothing else available!
Cold and Heat
Dealing with hypothermia, hyperthermia and burns.
Medical Emergencies
Angina, heart attack, stroke, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, bites, stings and anaphylaxis.
First Aid Regulations
Some awareness including first aid kits.
Get in Touch
For further information or to book this course please contact us:
Tel: 01822 880 277
Email: martin@spirit-of-adventure.com
Address
Spirit of Adventure
Powdermills
Princetown
Yelverton
Devon
PL20 6SP
United Kingdom
Useful Information
Registered Office: c/o Percy Gore & Co., 39 Hawley Square, Margate, Kent, CT9 1NZ, UK
Registered in England no. 03766767.
