Outdoor Pursuits 16 Hour First Aid

Outdoor Pursuits 16 Hour First Aid to meet the requirements laid down by many outdoor pursuits as it covers primary and secondary care and adapted to the outdoor world where the emergency services may be harder to access. We also offer a shorter course if that is all you require or other specific workplace courses.

All our first aid courses fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 as per the HSE requirements.

This course meets the requirements of the Royal Yachting Association as a recognised First Aid Qualification in lieu of a RYA First Aid Certificate; see here for the list

Occupations That Use This Course

Water sports instructors
SCUBA instructors
Mountain climbers
Outdoor pursuits instructors and students

Course Curriculum

Introductory First Aid Training
- Fears of First Aid
- Asking Permission to Help
- Scene Safety
- Chain of Survival
- ABCD’s
- Initial Assessment
- Stop Think Act
- Barriers
- Face Shields
- Adult Bag Mask (optional)
- First Aid Kit
- Dealing with an Emergency away from EMS support
- Deciding to move a patient or not
Cardiac Arrest
- Adult, Child, Infant CPR
- Adult CPR Hand Over
- Compression Only CPR
- AED Introduction
Heart Attack
- Heart Attack
Choking Training
- Conscious Adult, Child, Infant Choking
- Unconscious Adult, Child, Infant Choking
Bleeding Control
- Types of Bleeding
- Serious Bleeding
- Internal bleeding
- Plasters
- Other Injuries
Secondary Care Ongoing Assessments for Injury and Illness
- Illness Assessment
- RICE – Strains, Sprains and Soft Tissue Injuries
- Adult Fractures
- Head Injury
- Eye Injuries
- Spinal Injury
- Allergies
- Burns
- Heat and Cold Emergencies
- Shock
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Epilepsy and Seizures