Expedition First Aid

Course - Emergency Expedition, days from help - 16+ hrs

Emergency Expedition, First Aid Care Days from Help - 16+ hrs
This three day (16+ hours) course offers and additional day to the Emergency Advanced course to include and expedition specific module tailored to the group.  Each course is uniquely tailored to the client group.

The Emergency series is for those with some First Aid experience and provides 2 days of hands on interactive training covering essential First Aid technique and incident management and then a further 1 day environment specific module tailored to the group. The courses are aimed expedition members who are travelling days away from medical help and require further first aid insight rather then invasive medical training.

We encourage an ethos of becoming advanced at the basics rather than basic at advanced skills. This is a first aid course rather than expedition medic course. Providing additional knowledge and developing relevant understanding, it builds upon previous knowledge enhancing casualty monitoring skills and extending incident management skills in a proactive way.

Certificates are valid for three years and fulfil the needs of all the outdoor national governing bodies for their instructor awards, such as ML, SPA, RYA, BELA.

Course Content
Each course is unique depending upon the location of the expedition the core content covers that of the outdoor incident management course.  Additional bolt on modules designed for the specific group requirements. Typically your trainers will have personal experience of the environment you will be travelling in.

  • Vital signs – breathing, pulse, level of consciousness, temperature, colour
  • Incident management – a systematic approach to managing first aid incidents
  • Airway Management – causes and treatment of unconscious collapse
  • Breathing Problems - choking
  • Circulation Problems – Internal bleeding, external bleeding and treatment for shock
  • Damage – treatment of injury: head, spine, chest, abdomen, pelvis, leg & arm including remote improvisation techniques
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • Common Illnesses – angina, heart attack, asthma, diabetes and epilepsy
  • Awareness of current regulations
  • Safe best practice
  • Expedition Specific modules – including any of the following, depending on your destination:

     

      • Cold, wet, windy environments
      • High altitude environments
      • Tropical environments
      • Desert environments
      • Caving/pot-holing environments
      • Disaster planning & risk assessment
      • Watersports
      • Casualty extrication and transport
      • Incident management
      • Wound management
      • Poison, stings, bites
      • Non pharmacological management of pain
      • Advanced immobilisation techniques and dealing with dislocations

Cost
£190 Discounts are available for groups.

Please see our calendar for courses running in your area or contact us to enquire about upcoming courses or arranging a course suitable for you.


Revalidation
This certificate is revalidated by attending another similar course in 3 years time.

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