Outdoor First Aid

Awarding level:

Level 3

Duration:

16 hours/ Minimum 2 days

Location:

On-site at your offices, premises or venue of choice

Description:

The Outdoor First Aid qualification is 16 hours in duration, spread over at least two days.  Participants might prefer for the course to be run over two and half or three days.  We are flexible and can accommodate whatever will be most suitable for the group.  This is a very practical course with physical demands e.g. training on (outdoor) location.  We work with the client to agree on indoor and outdoor training areas.

Syllabus includes:

• 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
• Diabetes
• Hypothermia
• Heat exhaustion
• Minor injuries
• Choking
• Control of bleeding
• Head injuries
• Eye injuries
• Poisoning
• Chest injuries
• Abdominal injuries
• Sprains and strains
• Burns and scalds
• Asthma
• Epilepsy
• Frostbite
• Bites and stings