Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid  (RQF)

Our Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid course covers the course content specified in the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and follows the European Resuscitation Guidelines.  The courses is aimed at those working outdoors and is suitable for most national governing body organisations (Mountain Training, Forest Schooling, BCU, RYA, BCA). The course is taught in a hands-on manner, and will involve ‘treating’ other course members and acting as a casualty. On successful completion students will be awarded the Outdoor First Aid certificate.

Training is led by UK-registered medics. All candidates are issued with CPR face shields manuals and training aids.

Course Content:

• Guidance on current best practice and legislation
• Assessments of situations and casualty
• Airway, breathing and circulation assessments, including emergency resuscitation
• Safe airway position
• Dealing with choking
• Treatment of severe bleeding and shock
• Major injuries, including chest and head injuries
• Treatment of fractures
• Environmental injuries such as hypothermia and hyperthermia
• Life threatening conditions such as heart attack, asthma, diabetes, burns, anaphylactic shock and stroke
• Injury management in an outdoor situation
• Incident management scenarios

Duration:

2 days

Qualification Certificate:

Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid (RQF) – valid for 3 years

Assessment:

Multiple-choice paper and practical assessment

Cost:

£825 (up to 12 candidates)

 

An Excellent, highly informative course….well presented.

Atherstone Campus School, Coventry

An informative and accessible course…very thorough and reassuring.

St. Anthony’s School for Girls, Hampstead. London