This is a great opportunity for those who can reliably attend meets next year or will be teaching freshers. The course will run from 9.30am to 5.30pm over 2 days, and you must be able to attend both days. On successful completion of the course you will receive a Remote Outdoor First Aid certificate which is valid for 3 years.
Course Content:
- Scene management
- Incident protocol
- Triage
- Primary assessment
- Airway opening and Safe airway position
- Management of an unconscious casualty
- Resuscitation
- Drowning
- CPR – remote protocols
- Defibrillator in remote environments
- Choking management
- Secondary assessment
- Serious bleeding
- Major trauma including crush injuries and suspension trauma
- Head, neck and spinal injury
- Management of bone and joint injuries
- Monitoring vital signs
- Hypothermia - remote protocols
- Hyperthermia and dehydration – remote protocols
- Acute mountain sickness- HACE & HAPE
- Cold-related injuries
- Management of fractures
- Common medical emergencies
- Asthma – remote protocols
- Anaphylaxis – remote protocols
- Epilepsy
- Diabetes
- Heart attack and Angina