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1 Day Outdoor First Aid Course

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  • 8 hrs

  • Max 12 people

Outdoor Pursuits First Aid where you do not need the 16-hour course. It covers primary and secondary care where the E...

Highlights

  • Practise adult CPR and compression-only CPR, with an introduction to AEDs
  • Work through choking response for conscious and unconscious adults
  • Cover bleeding control, fractures, head injuries and heat and cold emergencies

Description

Outdoor Pursuits First Aid where you do not need the 16-hour course. It covers primary and secondary care where the EMS is not easily accessible. This is a one day practical course covering:

  1. Introductory First Aid Training
  2. Fears of First Aid
  3. Asking Permission to Help
  4. Scene Safety
  5. Chain of Survival
  6. ABCD's
  7. Initial Assessment and Recovery Position
  8. Stop Think Act
  9. Barriers
  10. Face Shields
  11. First Aid Kit
  12. Dealing with an Emergency away from EMS support
  13. Deciding to move a patient or not
  14. Cardiac Arrest
  15. Adult CPR
  16. Adult CPR Hand Over
  17. Compression-Only CPR
  18. AED Introduction
  19. Choking Training
  20. Conscious Adult Choking
  21. Unconscious Adult Choking
  22. Bleeding Control
  23. Types of Bleeding
  24. Serious Bleeding
  25. Internal bleeding
  26. Secondary Care Ongoing Assessments for Injury and Illness
  27. RICE - Strains, Sprains and Soft Tissue Injuries
  28. Adult Fractures
  29. Head Injury
  30. Spinal Injury
  31. Anatomy of an Injury
  32. Allergies
  33. Heat and Cold Emergencies
  34. Shock
  35. Asthma
  36. Epilepsy and Seizures


What to bring

This is a practical course, please come with comfortable clothing, lunch and drink for the day. Tea and coffee will be provided.

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    Wokingham Waterside Centre

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    Reading, GB

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Great little place to hire kayak and other river equipment and a little cafe to sit outside! Walk along the river or go for a swim

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Martin Fox

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Lovely location and a good experience for young people

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Rachel Eden

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Fab facility visited as part of Beaver Scout trip for dragon boating! Staff are friendly, fun, and great with the kids. Great time had by all.

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Mike Merrick

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Nice location, peaceful and pleasant view right by the riverside. Very nice place to have a sit out and picnic. Community centre halls and rooms are spacious with toilets. I attended an event here and it was a good ...

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Attended Maha Shivarathri event. They have multiple halls with kitchen facility, cloak rooms and seperate toilets for each genders. Out side atmosphere is, no words. The river along the centre with green grass and white ...

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