Outdoor and Forest School First Aid (inc. Emergency First Aid at Work)

On-site at your workplace     (or you can hire one of our training venues)

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 some other first aid courses.

IMPORTANT: please bring suitable clothing and footwear. 2-4 hrs of the training is delivered outside (even if it is raining).

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 qualifciations.

The training covers adult, child, and baby casualties.

At least 3 hours of this training is conducted outdoors.  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
  • 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)
• Provide appropriate first aid for hypothermia and heat stroke
• 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)