SUITABILITY
Anyone who leads/teaches outdoor activities
DURATION
2 days (min 16 hours)
LOCATION
On site
outdoor first aid training
Leading groups of people in remote areas, or participating in any outdoor activities can bring with it unknown hazards. Common injuries sustained in the outdoors range from simple cuts and grazes to broken limbs, head and back injuries and hypothermia. Being prepared to deal with any emergency should always form part of your emergency plan and you should be prepared to deal effectively with first aid related incidents when working in this environment.
Delays in emergency service attendance times, lack of effective communication and difficulty in evacuation of casualties all present additional problems for the first aider when working in the outdoors. The focus of the WorkSafe First Aid for Outdoor Education programme is to address these issues. Students receive training to provide first aid for longer periods than would be expected in more urban environments.
Techniques such as splinting, ongoing casualty management and evacuation are all covered during the programme in addition to more general first aid techniques. The course is delivered with lots of practical scenarios and is ideally suited to a residential style two day programme with access to outdoors for the practical element of the programme.
suitable candidates
The WorkSafe Outdoor First Aid programme is designed to meet with specific criteria of many outdoor organisations including: the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), Mountain Training England (MTE) and is also an excellent
programme for Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Scout and Guide Associations.
Additionally WorkSafe First Aid for Outdoor
Education meets the recommendations of the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 for Appointed Persons in the Workplace.
What’s Covered
This course covers the basic essentials required to provide emergency care to a patient where emergency services may be remote or delayed from the incident location.
Candidates will receive training in a range of first aid skills including:
Assess and prioritise a first aid incident in remote areas, including multiple casualties scenarios
Deal with an unconscious casualty
Perform basic life support
Control bleeding and manage shock
Monitor and record casualties condition
Recognise and deal with a wide range of common injuries & illness's
Recognise and manage hypothermia and other cold related injuries
Practice casualty immobilisation and evacuation techniques
Casualty handover to professional persons/services
Maintain first aid kits both for base & off site use
Outcomes
Successful candidates will be awarded a qualification in Outdoor First Aid. The qualification is valid for three years and additionally meets with the requirements of the HSE for ‘Appointed Persons in the Workplace’.
Please Note: The HSE recommend that all workplace first aiders receive annual refresher training in first aid techniques whilst holding this qualification.
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Outdoor First Aid 0510
East Barnby 2 Wades Lane, East BarnbyDay 1: 05 October 2023 | 9:00am - 5:00pm Day2: 06 October 2023 | 9:00am - 5:00pm  The WorkSafe Outdoor First Aid programme is a programme of learning designed to meet with specific criteria of many outdoor organisations including: Mountain Training England (MTE), British Cycling (BC) and other similar organisations that stipulate a minimum criteria of subjects that candidates must cover. WorkSafe Outdoor First Aid is equally suitable for anyone who is involved with outdoor activities of any kind and is particularly suitable for those people working with, supervising or leading groups of people in the outdoors where attendance of emergency services may be delayed. Description The content of the programme also meets with the recommendations for Appointed Persons in the workplace under The Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. These regulations are defined in the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Approved Code of Practice and Guidance (ACOP) document L74. The syllabus for WorkSafe Outdoor First Aid has been derived from criteria laid down by the above organisations and bodies and is also based on best practice from the industry. It is a 2 day course with 16 hours of recommended guided learning   What's Covered  […]
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