Outdoor First Aid

Our wilderness/remote first aid course is a 2-day (16 hour) first aid course. The wilderness first aid course is practical and run with our parent company Outdoor First Aid Limited.
Outdoor First Aid training courses cover the requirements of National Governing Body (NGB) Instructor Awards, Forest School Practitioners and Duke of Edinburgh supervisors/assessors.

Dates of open Outdoor First Aid courses - CLICK HERE.

Our Outdoor First Aid courses are fun, interactive and build the techniques required to confidently deal with incidents in remote settings.

Key client groups

• Mountain leader first aid (WGL, BELA, ML Summer/Winter, IML, Guide)
• Climbing Instructor (SPA, MIA, MIC)
• Forest School Practitioners
• Mountain bikers and bike instructors (S/MBLA, MIAS)
• Ski-instructor (BASI)
• Paddlesport coaches (BCU) & Canoe Clubs
• Duke of Edinburgh Leaders
• RYA Instructors
• Ecologists
• Fisheries
• Foresters and Tree Surgeons (EFAW+F & FAW+F)
• Keepers and stalkers

We can run courses at your venue, for groups of four people upwards.

To book a course please call us on 01445 771006 / 07787 526 299
or email us at info@outdoor-first-aid-courses.com

Course content;
* Vital signs – breathing, level of consciousness, temperature, colour & Casualty Monitoring
* Incident management – a systematic approach to managing first aid incidents. ABCDE
* Airway Management – causes and treatment of unconscious collapse. Recovery Position and other Safe Airway Positions
* Breathing Problems - cardiac arrest CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), drowning CPR, heart attack, angina, choking
* Circulation Problems – Internal bleeding, external bleeding and treatment for shock. Bandaging issues
* Damage – treatment of injury: chest, abdomen, pelvis, leg & arm, including remote improvised techniques
* Head and spinal injuries and helmet removal techniques and spinal management
* Environmental Considerations – hypothermia, hyperthermia and cold injuries
* Common Illnesses – asthma, diabetes and epilepsy
* Other Illnesses - Weils disease, Lyme disease, Tick-borne Encephalitis, etc
* Animal bites and stings
* Awareness of current regulations
* Triage
* Outdoor incident scenarios - practice those skills