Outdoor Emergency Advanced (20hrs)
Canoeists on an outdoor first aid course
The Outdoor Emergency Advanced course is intensive training for the experienced first aider wanting greater knowledge, understanding and skills. it is a 20 hr course run over two intensive days. It is ideal for outdoor instructors who have regularly completed outdoor first aid courses throughout their career and want something a bit more challenging to revalidate with.
The Outdoor Emergency Incident Management course is the minimum entry-level prerequisite for this course.
Still working within the normal time, skill and equipment limitations faced by a first aider this course focuses on becoming advanced at the essential basics, rather than basic at advanced skills. Rather than learning to use medical equipment that you are unlikely to carry we only use equipment that you are likely to have with you and build on the skills and knowledge of perivous courses.
Before you start this course we expect you to be familiar with the ABCDE accident procedure and have a knowledge of basic techniques for dealing with collapse, bleeding, shock and damage. On previous courses you will have learnt reactive first aid, on the advanced course you will learn to make proactive decisions as well.
Participants may be asked to attend a ½ day refresher, at no extra cost, depending on who issued their last first aid certificate and how long ago that was.
Course Content
- Skills assessment - avalanche scenario
- Advanced incident management – a systematic approach to managing first aid incidents
- Triage and Vital Signs – trimodal death distribution & proactive casualty monitoring
- Managing Collapse
- Breathing Problems - choking
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Cardiac arrest adult, child & drowning using multiple rescuers
- Circulation Problems – Internal bleeding, external bleeding and treatment for shock
- Categories of shock
- Damage – detailed treatment of injury: head, spine, chest, abdomen, pelvis, leg & arm, including remote improvised techniques and traction splints
- Environmental Considerations – hypothermia, hyperthermia and cold injuries
- Common Illnesses – asthma, diabetes and epilepsy
- Non pharmacological pain management
- Awareness of current regulations
- First aid kits
Cost & Booking
- Individuals - £180
- Groups up to 12 - £990
- Groups up to 24 - £1740
Please see our calendar for courses running in your area or contact us to enquire about arranging a course suitable for you.
Recognition
React First is a centre approved by the QCA awarding body ITC First Aid Ltd and also the HSE Approved organisation Immediate Temporary Care. This course is certificated through Immediate Temporary Care which carries the HSE Approval number (1670/96)
