Level 3 Outdoor First Aid Course at Lee Abbey

This comprehensive two-day qualification is designed for outdoor professionals and employees who work in rural or remote environments. It will enable learners to undertake the role of the First Aider when emergency medical assistance could be more than 30 minutes away. It will provide learners with the skills and knowledge to respond to a range of emergency outdoor situations including when and how to move a casualty, major illnesses and injuries, administering CPR and managing an unresponsive casualty.

The course is delivered by a qualified outdoor professional, who holds the Summer Mountain Leader award as well as having both coaching and leadership awards in canoeing and kayaking. Emily the trainer, is also a Duke of Edinburgh leader and assessor and has a wealth of experience in leading expeditions overseas. This has provided Emily with many opportunities to apply First Aid in remote places and so the course will be taught using real-life, first-hand experiences.

The following syllabus will be covered:

What is outdoor first aid?

Bones, joints and muscle injuries

Monitoring

Major illnesses

Secondary assessment

Burns

Wounds and bleeding

Bites and stings

First aid equipment

Head and spinal injuries

Chest and abdominal injuries

Anaphylaxis

Resuscitation

Eye injuries

Hypovolaemic shock

To book a place, please email emily@northdevonfirstaid.co.uk or call 07776251514