This course is accredited by ITC the awarding body and is designed for Forest School Practitioners. It is achieved by completing a 2-day(16 hour) course. Learners attending this course can also gain a Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid to meet their workplace requirements in EYFS or primary settings.
The course includes:
- Managing own safety in an outdoor first aid incident
- Managing group safety in an outdoor setting
- Assessment procedure of a casualty including primary and secondary survey
- Managing an unconscious casualty
- Protecting a casualty from the environment – hyperthermia
- Safe airway positions
- CPR protocols for cardiac arrest and drowning
- Use of AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators)
- Treatment for bleeding and shock
- First Aid for burns
- Dealing with fractures, head, neck and spine injuries
- Medical emergencies: seizures, anaphylaxis, strokes, diabetes and asthma
- Casualty management outdoors including hypothermia and hyperthermia
- Bites, stings and outdoor related infections such as Weil’s Disease
- Triage and incident management in the outdoor setting
- Outdoor scenarios
- Valid for 3 years
Why not save money and combine this course with the Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work? See add on options when booking.
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Duration 16 hours / 2 days
£140 per person
Forest School Practitioners working with children in remote locations
** can be completed as a “blended” course with self study is carried out in advance of the course. This is assessed via the completion of a work booklet and online learning.
*for upto 12 people within a 50 mile radius of Beverley
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