Road User First Aid

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In many other European countries everyone who holds a driving licence must also hold a valid first aid qualification. This is not the case in the UK where road accidents kill around 3200 people each year. There is no doubt that many unnecessary road deaths every year could be avoided if those who were first on the scene had basic life saving first aid skills.

React First provide specialised first aid training for vulnerable road users such as cyclists and motorbikers. We also work with West Wing Enterprises, a JAUPT approved organisation to deliver Driver CPC training for professional drivers of taxis, minibuses, coaches and HGV's.

Course - First Aid for Motorbikers

This one day course is ideal for

individual bikers
pillion passengers
event marshals
instructors
adventure holiday tour operators

For those venturing further afield a second day can be added to cover additional expedition and outdoor incident management skills. Please contact us for details of this course.

Motorbike first aid is a fun and practical course which gives everyone a great set of skills. Combining a course for your club with one of our free myth busting talks to promote the day is another great way to improve responsibility on the roads.

The course is designed by motorcyclists and typically delivered by two experienced trainers who are bikers themselves. It takes you through those difficult decisions not covered by a standard basic first aid course, including when and how to remove a casualties helmet and managing scene safety. Heavy leathers, armour and helmets means that delivering essential lifesaving first aid to bikers involves many additional considerations.

No previous first aid experience is required to attend this course. Participants are asked to bring their own motorcycle gear with them as the course is centred around practical scenarios.

Certificates are valid for 3 years.

Course Contents

Vital Signs – breathing, level of consciousness, temperature, colour
Incident Management – a systematic approach to managing first aid incidents
Safe best practice – protecting the scene
Casualty Moving and Handling techniques – when and how
Airway Management – causes and treatment of unconscious collapse
Breathing Problems - choking
Circulation Problems – Internal bleeding, external bleeding and treatment for shock
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) – heart attack
Spinal Management
Helmet Removal – when and how
Simulated Incidents – using your own bike gear

Course - First Aid For Cyclists

First Aid for Cyclists can be run as a one or a two day course and is ideal for:

cyclists, both on and off road
triatheletes
event organisers and marshals
cycling coaches
cycle instructors e.g. bike start
cycle tour leaders
cycling club riders
motorbike outriders

This is a fantastic course which draws the relevant elements from our Motorbike Road User First Aid course, the Sports First Aid course and the Outdoor First Aid course to create a highly relevant course for cyclists in all diciplines.

No previous experience is required to attend this course. Certificates are valid for 3 years.

Course Content

Vital Signs – breathing, level of consciousness, temperature, colour
Scene Safety - Managing a road traffic accident
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
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – heart attack
Spinal Management - helmet removal, mechanism of injury

Course - FREE Myth Busting Talks for Motorbike Clubs

Our Free Myth Busting talk on motorbike first aid and incident management is typically 15 minutes long and sets the record straight on the laws and guidelines for appropriate actions in first aid situations. It is always well received and helps bike clubs generate interest among their members to organise and attend first aid courses.

Course - Driver CPC - Personal Safety and Incident Management

This is a JAUPT approved course which counts for 7 hours of driver CPC.