Level 3 Outdoor First Aid Course
2- day course (16 hours)
About Outdoor First Aid
This course is suitable for a wide range of outdoor practitioners and for those who maybe in an area where an ambulance or rescue team will not be arriving for more than two hours including:
Who is the outdoor first aid course for?
• Forest School Teachers
• Expeditions Leaders
• Wilderness First Aid
• Duke of Edinburgh
• Canoe Instructors Paddleboard
• Ecologists and Rangers
• Remote Working First Aid
• Forestry Workers
• Farmers
• Aquatic First Aid
• Field study Tutors
• Scout, Guide and outdoor Groups
• Orienteering coaches
• Mountain Bike Guides & Coaches
• Rock climbing Instructors
• Snow Sport Instructors
• And many more...
Where is the course?
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
Course content
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
The cost:
£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.
Wiltshire Canoe Club says.....
"The course content and Instructors delivery was perfect for our needs, being pragmatic, realistic and fit for our specific needs as a canoe club."
"This is the best course in first aid that I have experienced in
30 years! Thanks to Amanda"
"Amanda's knowledge was excellent and she has a wide range of experience to call on which adds to the value of the course."
"I enjoyed it all, a lot of theory but necessary. The course was Interactive, engaging and tailored to suit the student and their experience. Excellent!." - Lizzie Faithful-Davies
"I did the Outdoor First Aid course which was 2 consecutive Saturdays. It was run at a farm which was great for the practicals. The content of the course was good and the teaching moved at a great pace. I did the course as a refresher and it suited me perfectly"
- Valerie Parkinson, Exodus
