Outdoor First Aid 12 Hours

Learners who complete this course will be equipped with a broad set of skills enabling them to administer first aid in challenging outdoor surroundings, which may be a few hours away from the support of the emergency services.

The course is designed for unsupported adults who run potentially high-risk activities which involve venturing out into the wilderness such as Outdoor Activity Leaders, including those participating in the Duke of Edinburgh scheme.

• Roles and responsibilities of a first aider in an outdoor environment
• Administering first aid and managing multiple casualties outdoors
• Stabilising and insulating casualties and providing shelter
• Extremes of temperature
• Fractures, head and spinal injuries
• Drowning casualties
• Different types of burns and scalds
• Secondary survey, medical conditions
• Poisoning and venomous bites
• Catastrophic bleeding
• Summoning appropriate help from emergency or rescue service

This course is accredited under Qualsafe