The Outdoor Pursuits 16 Hour First Aid course is aligned with the Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) Statement of Good Practice on Outdoor First Aid at Band 3.
The contents of this course will cover primary and secondary care and are adapted to the outdoor world where the emergency services may be harder to access. We also offer a 1-day course or other specific workplace courses that will meet your needs.
We offer this course as a classroom or blended course, where students complete our Activity First Aid online, blended learning part 1, then attend a classroom course to practice the skills that have been learnt online.
All our first aid courses fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021 as per the HSE requirements.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
Course Syllabus
Introductory First Aid Training
- Fears of First Aid
- Asking Permission to Help
- Scene Safety
- Chain of Survival
- ABCD’s
- Initial Assessment
- Stop Think Act
- Barriers
- Face Shields
- Adult Bag Mask (optional)
- First Aid Kit
- Dealing with an Emergency away from EMS support
- Deciding to move a patient or not
- Cardiac Arrest
- Adult, Child, Infant CPR
- Adult CPR Hand Over
- Compression-Only CPR
- AED Introduction
- Heart Attack
- Heart Attack
- Choking Training
- Conscious Adult, Child, Infant Choking
- Unconscious Adult, Child, Infant Choking
- Bleeding Control
- Types of Bleeding
- Serious Bleeding
- Internal bleeding
- Plasters
- Other Injuries
Secondary Care Ongoing Assessments for Injury and Illness
- Illness Assessment
- RICE – Strains, Sprains and Soft Tissue Injuries
- Adult Fractures
- Head Injury
- Eye Injuries
- Spinal Injury
- Allergies
- Burns
- Heat and Cold Emergencies
- Shock
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Epilepsy and Seizures
Certification and requalification
The qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement.
Learners will need to complete the full course again to requalify for a further three years. It should be noted that if the qualification expires a person is no longer considered competent to act as a first aider in the workplace.
Assessment
The assessment is carried out through practical demonstration, oral questioning and a written assessment paper. Scenarios will be set to allow learners to demonstrate the skills and knowledge they have gained.
Numbers
A maximum of 12 students are allowed and must be a minimum of 16 years of age and a certificate can be offered to all, subject to assessment.
A learner cannot assume a responsibility in the workplace until they reach the age of 16, and then it is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that the person is suitable for that role.
