Outdoor First Aid and Incident Management
Saturday 13 – Sunday 14 March 2010
Location: Keswick, Cumbria
Tutor: Cory Jones
Level: Beginner – Advanced
This workshop will demonstrate a systematic approach to first aid, incident management and dealing with incidents safely. The workshop includes treatment for collapse, external/internal bleeding, shock, resuscitation, hypothermia/hyperthermia, head injury, plus incident management scenarios. Working out in the field or in the office, we all need first aid skills to deal with injury or illness be it to colleagues, clients or ourselves. This is a bespoke workshop for field workers. Participants gain a certificate, valid for three years from a HSE register first aid training provider.
NB. Accommodation IS NOT included in the cost of this workshop.
IEEM Members £160 (£140 if booked before 13 January 2010).
Non-members £320 (£280 if booked before 13 January 2010).
Further details about the workshop
Nationally recognised Outdoor Emergency First Aid and Incident Management courses focus on wilderness first aid and remote first aid training techniques.
This is a 16 hour workshop approved by Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA). The Outdoor First Aid course is benchmarked against current National Occupational Standards, is well resourced, tailored to your specific needs, uses modern training methods and is delivered by approved trainers.
The workshop covers:
- Dealing with incidents safely.
- A systematic approach to incident management.
- Collapse. Causes and treatment.
- Accident procedure.
- Bleeding.
- External and internal bleeding.
- Shock.
- Resuscitation procedures.
- Choking.
- Treatment of sprain and strains.
- Minor Fractures.
- Minor injury.
- Medical emergencies.
- Bites and Stings.
- Hypothermia/hyperthermia.
- Incident management scenarios.
- Remote improvised technique.
- What do I do if I am remote?
At the end of the workshop participants will receive a recognised certificate valid for three years.
Who should attend this workshop?
Environmental consultants, sole workers, guided walk leaders, countryside rangers, tree surgeons and conservation volunteers would all benefit from this course as specific outdoor incident scenarios are used during the workshop. This workshop is already run for Forestry Enterprise, many Wildlife Trusts, National Trust and Local Authority Countryside Services.
Many consultancies need staff to have approved first aid training when tendering for contracts.
Anything participants need to know/read before coming on the training event, or need to have with them?
Bring with you:
- A packed lunch.
- Outdoor clothes for the second day of the workshop.
What will participants learn from the workshop (learning outcomes)?
- How to deal with first aid incidents and injuries in urban and remote environments.
- Requirements of HSE and first aid framework in the UK.