Outdoor First Aid course for environmental work professionals and outdoor workers.

This Ofqual regulated, 2 day (16 hour) course will be set outdoors within the 40 acre Nature Reserve at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre and meets all NGB requirements.

There is the option to get the Emergency First Aid At Work certification if required.

Over the two days we will look at outdoor injuries through various settings and the appropriate first aid treatment. Day one will mainly consist of theory while day two goes into practical application.

NB. There will be some time covering theory inside the Training Room but the majority of time will be outdoors whatever the weather. Please come prepared with plenty of warm and waterproof clothing.

Hot drinks will be available for breaks.

This two day (16 hour) course, gives you the knowledge and understanding to be a first aid practitioner in your chosen work-place. Information I cover on this Ofqual/ Qualifications Wales course includes;

• Theory and basic aims of first aid
• Responsibilities of a first aider
• Primary Survey and secondary assessment
• The respiratory system, resuscitation and AED
• Disorders of respiration and circulation
• Wounds and bleeding, eye injuries burns & foreign objects
• Seizures
• Bites and Stings
• Bone, joint, muscle, head, spinal, chest and abdominal injuries
• Poisoning, anaphylaxis
• Major illnesses
• Effects of heat and cold
• Electric shock

Fee: £160 per person

If you require the Emergency First Aid at work (EFAW) certificate, then this can arranged for an additional fee of £20 (in cash to the tutor) for the administration of this certificate.  The Outdoor First Aid course covers all the content of the EFAW certificate and more, so it will only be provided if requested in advance.

There will be maximum of 12 place on this course.

Trainer: Rhys Green from Green Ideas – a social enterprise, which aims to make our community a better place be that by providing activities and experiences to local people, improving the local environment through river cleans and tree planting, or additional training for those in the community. 

Please read our terms and conditions before booking

You may also be interested in other creative workshops at Denmark Farm.
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