Outdoor Pursuits First Aid

Outdoor Pursuits First Aid where you do not need the 16 hour course. It covers primary and secondary care where the EMS are not easily accessible. This is a one day course is a fun and practical course. It is recommended but not required to complete our FirstAidPlus online course prior to attending to increase the amount of subjects covered.

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

Sample Outdoor Pursuits First Aid Classroom Certificate

Course Curriculum

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