Wilderness First Aid Courses Tel 08717 179514
For all those instructing on or participating in Outdoor Pursuits
About the Wilderness First Aid Courses
This course is suitable for all outdoor activities whether recreational or work related. Certificates are valid for three years and fulfil the needs of all the outdoor national governing bodies for their instructor awards, such as ML, SPA, RYA, BELA.
The outdoor environment nearly always means that any casualty has to be looked after for a longer period than is typical in an urban setting. Simple incidents that could be dealt with and concluded speadily with the arrival of an ambulance, or by taking a casualty in a car to a local accident & emergency department when in a town or city can result in a very prolonged wait for help to arrive. Often, the ambulance service will be assisted by Military or Civilian Mountain Rescue Services and or Air Sea Rescue.
From a walk in the hills when you are hours away from help, to an expedition where help may be hours or even days away, all our outdoor and expedition courses look at how to manage the situation and the casualty appropriately.
Our Outdoor Pursuits First Aid Trainers are fully at home in the outdoors, with Military and Civilian experience of the Outdoors, they fully understand the issues, dilemmas and judgments required when dealing with incidents in potentially hostile remote environments where the option of an ambulance arriving on scene to take over the situation is not a viable option.
We follow Health and Safety approved code of practice guidelines. The training is a balance of Theory and "hands-on" practical training.
“It has been shown that people trained in first aid are more safety conscious and have fewer accidents than untrained people.” RGS Expedition Medicine Handbook
We provide the following courses for he Outdoor Environment
Mountainous & Outdoor First Aid Training (MOFAT) - 8 Hour Course
Mountainous & Outdoor Medical Management Inident Training MOMMIT - 16 Hour Course
First Aid at Work for the Mountainous & Oudoor Workers FAWMOW) - Designed for those working in the Outdoor environment
In addition to these courses we also research, design and tailor courses for every activity or interest. If you are interested in having a custom designed course to suit you or your group, delivered at any location please contact us with your requirements.
To attend either of the courses listed below, and to avoid disapointment and lapse in any current qualifications, please contact us as early as possible prior to the dates required for your course, so that we may arrange your attendance on a course to meet your needs.
Mountainous & Outdoor First Aid Training (MOFAT Course)
Duration - 8hrs (1 Day)
A one day first aid course (minimum 8 hours), specifically designed for those persons who will be involved in outdoor activities such as hill walkers, mountainbikers, climbers, and anyone else who uses the outdoor and mountainous environments either in the UK or Abroad. This course 000covers the essentials of managing immediate, potentially life threatening incidents in a systematic manner.
Ideal for Appointed Persons and anyone who is required to take charge at an incident. Certificates are valid for three years and our modular progressive training programme allows this Unit to be the first module of a 16-hour Mountainous & Outdoor Medical Management Incident Training Course.
No previous first aid experience is required to attend this course.
Course Content
- Vital signs – breathing, level of consciousness, temperature, colour
- Incident management – a systematic approach to managing first aid incidents
- Airway Management – causes and treatment of unconscious collapse
- Breathing Problems - choking
- Circulation Problems – Internal bleeding, external bleeding and treatment for shock
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Identifying and addressing conditions of Hypothermia
- Identifying and addressing conditions of Hyperthermia
- Gaining emergency assistance
- Safe best practice
Cost
Individuals
£100.00 per person
Please contact us to reserve a place on our waiting list for this course.
Groups
Discounts are available for groups.
Please contact us to arrange a course for your group, or to reserve places on our waiting list for future courses
Revalidation
This certificate is revalidated by attending another course in 3 years time.
Attendance on the course
When attending this course, please ensure you are physically fit to undertake the tasks required.
Please ensure you have suitable clothing and footwear for the outdoors as some training will occur in
the mountains of WalesYou are required to bring a knife, fork & spoon,thermos flask and a portable cooker suitable for the outdoors
Additional list of equipment
You are required to bring with you:
waterproof note book
pencil or chinagraph pencils
hands free torch
back pack
water bottle (at least 1 litre capacity)
cup
waterproof clothing
headdress
high visability vest
Complete set of spare warm clothing including underwear and socks
spare footwear
Wilderness First Aid
Mountainous & Outdoor Medical Incident Management Training (MOMIM) Course
Duration - 16hrs
This 2 day (minimum 16 hrs) course is designed for group leaders, outdoor professionals and the outdoor enthusiast who may be away from immediate help for some time. Being left with a casualty for a prolonged period of time can be quite tasking. This course will give you the basic skills required in such situations through both the theory and practical 'hands on' training which will take place between our training centre and the mountains of Wales.
Certificates are valid for three years and fulfil the needs of all the outdoor national governing bodies for their instructor awards, such as ML, SPA, RYA, BELA.
No previous first aid experience is required to attend this course.
Course Content
- Vital signs – breathing, level of consciousness, temperature, colour
- Incident management – a systematic approach to managing first aid incidents
- Airway Management – causes and treatment of unconscious collapse
- Breathing Problems - choking
- Circulation Problems – Internal bleeding, external bleeding and treatment for shock
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Identifying and addressing conditions of Hypothermia - Dealing with simulated hypothermia casualties
- Identifying and addressing conditions of Hyperthermia - Dealing with simulated hyperthermia casualties
- Gaining emergency assistance
- Emergency casualty evacuation procedures
- Preparing improvised stretchers
- Safe best practice
Cost
Individuals
£180.00 per person
Please contact us to reserve a place on our waiting list for this course.
Groups
Discounts are available for groups.
Please contact us to arrange a course for your group, or to reserve places on our waiting list for future courses
Revalidation
This certificate is revalidated by attending another course in 3 years time.
Attendance on the course
When attending this course, please ensure you are physically fit to undertake the tasks required.
Please ensure you have suitable clothing and footwear for the outdoors as some training will occur in the mountains of Wales
You are required to bring a knife, fork & spoon,thermos flask and a portable cooker suitable for the outdoors
Additional list of equipment
You are required to bring with you:
waterproof note book
pencil or chinagraph pencils
hands free torch
back pack
water bottle (at least 1 litre capacity)
cup
waterproof clothing
headdress
sleeping bag
survival bag
high visability vest
complete set of spare warm clothing including underwear and socks
spare footwear
Eligability
Please note that this course is not available to anyone under the age of 18 years of age.