Outdoor & Forest School First Aid Training

Outdoor and Forest School First Aid (inc. Paediatric First Aid)

First Aid Qualifications Number: 260248
16 Hours: 2 Days Classroom First Aid Course
First Aid Certificate Valid For 3 Years

 Onsite First Aid Training £795.00 +VAT for 12 People

NOTE: we cover most of the UK for Onsite First Aid courses.

Training onsite at your workplace     (or you can hire of one of our training venues for a private Onsite First Aid course)

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Outdoor & Forest School First Aid Training Variations

Outdoor First Aid for forest schools and other outdoor activities involving children and adults.

NOTE: this is a 16 hour course split over 2 days: 8 hours per day. This is a longer day than most other first aid courses.

IMPORTANT: please bring suitable clothing and footwear. Some of the first aid training is delivered outdoors (even in bad weather).

The course syllabus includes all the skills and knowledge required in the following nationally recognised qualifications:

• Emergency First Aid at Work (6 hour)
• Paediatric First Aid (12 hour)
• Outdoor and Forest School First Aid (16 hour)

The certificate is valid for all 3 first aid qualifications.

The training covers adult, child, and baby casualties.

On open/public courses we have identified suitable areas within walking distance but for private courses (at your own venue) we need to discuss this in detail: not all workplaces will be in a suitable location for this course to be delivered.

On completion of training successful candidates will be able to:

• Understand the role of the first aider including reference to:
  • The importance of preventing cross infection
  • The need for recording incidents and actions
  • Planning for first aid emergencies
  • Use of available equipment
  • Access the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly, and effectively in an emergency.

• Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure)
• Administer CPR including using an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded or bleeding
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock
• Administer first aid to a casualty immersed in water
• Administer first aid to a casualty injured in an avalanche
• Administer first aid to a casualty with injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including suspected spinal injuries
• Administer first aid to a casualty with burns & scalds
• Administer first aid to a casualty from electrical injury
• Administer first aid to a casualty with eye, ear, nose injuries
• Administer first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning
• Administer first aid to a casualty with anaphylactic shock
• Recognise the presence of major illness and provide appropriate first aid (including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes)
• Recognise and respond appropriately to meningitis and other serious sudden illness in aduts, children, and babies
• Provide appropriate first aid for hypothermia and heat stroke
• Using personal emergency shelters and survival bags
• Administer first aid to a casualty with bites, stings, and ticks
• Provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes, bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters)

When at a suitable venue, we will also include some training in a low light/dark environment.

First Aid For All Limited is an Organisational Member of the Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL). The content of this course is also matched with the IOL Statement of Good Practice on Outdoor First Aid at Band 3.  Online and blended first aid training is not recognised by the IOL.

Remember: at least half a day of this outdoor first aid training is conducted outdoors... you must bring suitable clothing, footwear, etc. 

Learners are assessed by practical assessments and an end-of-course multiple choice test.