Wilderness First Aid

Wilderness First Aid courses, can be described as emergency care for remote locations. It is not about advanced skills but being confident and competent in using basic skills, and in adaptation and improvisation.

The outline courses structure and teaching methods are REC and ITC, both HSE Licensed organisations in the UK, with additional course content from the Wilderness Medical Society programmes from the United States.

Wilderness can be defined as being more then one hour from definitive medical care.

These courses focus on practical skills, individual and team. Emphasis is placed on application of these skills out of doors in realistic scenarios, sometimes using trained casualties with simulated illnesses and injuries. We will look at first aid practice, first aid equipment, and the use of other outdoor and safety equipment that you may have with you.

Outdoor First Aid-Emergency Action

Unit 1:Suitable for those requiring some outdoor/remote environment first aid training, but not necessarily for a specific Governing Body awards.Course features on National Qualifications Framework as a level 1 award.

Awarding bodies ITC or REC, both HSE registered

For level 1 award on NQ Framework awarding body is ITC

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Outdoor First Aid- Emergency Incident Management

Unit 2: An 8 hour course, which when combined with the unit 1 course makes a 16 hour/ two day (course or a number of equivalent sessions). Considers where outside help maybe more than 30 minutes or longer away. Meets or exceeds reqts of many National Governing Bodies and Youth Organisations. Can be tailored to meet specific group requirements.

Awarding bodies ITC or REC, both HSE registered

For level 2 unit award on NQF, awarding body ITC

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Advanced Wilderness First Aid (16 Hours)

For those wishing to develop amd improve basic skills and focus on specific environments such as mountain, water, jungle, desert, altitude.Introduces use of additional equipment and longer term patient care.

Awarding bodies ITC, REC, both HSE registered

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Outdoor First Aid-Further Emergency First Aid

Unit 3: Builds on units 1 and 2 with an additional 8 hours training, (making 24 in all) This unit includes: Common medical emergencies, details of burns, poisons, triage/multiple casulaties, practical exercises using techniques from units 1, 2 & 3,and can be registered as a First Aid at Work course with a final assessment, if required.

Awarding bodies ITC or REC, HSE registered

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