Outdoor First Aid for Forest School leaders
There has been a huge growth in outdoor educational activities for children over the years, and they're a great learning experience for children. However, there are carefully managed risks involved, and ensuring that your team are equipped with the right first aid knowledge is essential.
• Forest School Teachers
• Expeditions Leaders
• Duke of Edinburgh
• Canoe Instructors Paddleboard
• Field study Tutors
• Scout, Guide and outdoor Groups
• Orienteering coaches
• Mountain Bike Guides & Coaches
• Rock climbing Instructors
• Snow Sport Instructors
• And many more...
These courses will be held at Rowdefield Farm in Devizes, a lovely venue for classroom theory and outdoor practical scenarios to be demonstrated and practiced. This course can also be delivered at your venue
1) What is Outdoor First Aid?
2) Incident Management
3) Summon Assistance
4) Monitoring
5) Basic Life Support inc use of AED
6) Secondary Assessment
7) Bones, Joints and muscle injuries
8) Major illnesses
9) Burns
10) Wounds and Bleeding
11) Bites and Stings
12) Chest and abdominal injuries
13) Primary Survey
14) Extreme heat and cold
15) Disorders of respiration
16) Poisoning
17) Anaphylaxis
£200 + VAT per person or £1,000 plus VAT for up to 12 people. Candidates can attend one of our open courses or they can be delivered at your venue.
Certification
After successful completion candidates will be awarded an Ofqual Regulated qualification which is a Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid (RQF). The qualification is valid for three years.
- Lisa, Churchward School.
- Nicola, Thames Pre-school (Combined Outdoor First Aid and Paediatric First Aid)