The React First Team

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Name: Charles Holmes CV for Charles Holmes
During Charles' extensive travels in remote areas of the world, Nepal, Namibia and Iceland he experienced many real life medical situations and near misses which prompted and encouraged him to develop his medical skills. Since first training with Rescue and Emergency Care (REC) in 2002 he is now a highly experienced first aid instructor of REC, Immediate Temporary Care (ITC) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) first aid courses. He has a key role in the operation of ITC as an External Verifier and belongs to the ITC Training Standards Commitee, helping to develop Awarding body function as legislation and good practice evolve and founded React First together with Jennifer Pugh in 2007.

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Name: Jennifer Pugh CV for Jennifer Pugh
Jennifer has always regarded first aid as an essential life skill, not just when she is on expeditions but in everyday life. Her introduction to first aid came in 1996 in the form of battle field first aid when she trained in the Bristol University Officers' Training Corps. She has been improving her skills ever since and 2006 trained with ITC to become a qualified first aid instructor. She joined forces with Charles Holmes in 2007 to found React First delivering top quality first aid training across the UK.

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Name: Ian Moore CV for Ian Moore
Ian is a highly experienced first aid instructor, currently based in Hartlepool he regularly travels throughout the UK to deliver training. He specialises in a range of courses including First Aid at Work, Outdoor, Advanced, Expedition, Paediatric and Sports First Aid. React First is very fortunate to be able to harness Ian's skills to deliver courses on their behalf as part of the ITC network of trainers.

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Name: Mark Harris CV for Mark Harris
Mark has been teaching first aid for 11 years, with 5 yrs of that spent as the senior training manager and business development manager for the Red Cross.

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Name: Stuart Powles CV for Stuart Powles
Stuart has been a registered Paramedic since 2004 and is currently working for the London Ambulance service. He escapes to the hills as often as possible and has been known to go high. He is a Mountain Leader, has his SPA and regularly teaches at the Castle Climbing centre in North London.

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Name: Jo Vellino CV for Jo Vellino
Jo combines years of outdoor, adventure tour leader and teaching experience to deliver Travel Safety courses to Independent and Gap Year travellers.

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