2 days (16 hours) 
Up to 12 
49 Outdoor First Aid - Course Overview
This comprehensive two-day course covers a wide range of First Aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way, particularly where professional medical help is not immediately available.
This course fulfils the requirements of the First Aid element of the expedition syllabus, and it is suitable for the Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh awards.
There is sufficient content in this course to satisfy the requirements of the HSE in respect of Emergency First Aid at Work. An additional certificate can be provided to evidence this to an employer, this should be requested from your course instructor, and additional fees may apply.
A range of Outdoor First Aid related subjects are covered, including:
- First Aid Equipment
- Assessment of the situation
- Prioritising treatment
- Environmental factors
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- Bandaging
- Moving a casualty
- Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
- Fractures and spinal injuries
- Heart attacks
- Choking
- Control of bleeding
- Head injuries
- Eye injuries
- Poisoning
- Chest injuries
- Abdominal injuries
- Sprains and strains
- Burns and scalds
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Hypothermia
- Frostbite
- Heat exhaustion
- Bites and stings
- Minor injuries
A three-year Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid will be issued to the learner, subject to successful assessment.
Accreditation is provided by First Aid Awards (FAA) are regulated by Ofqual and SQA Accreditation and our qualifications sit on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF).
Duration: 2 days (16 hours)
Group size: 12 Candidates per 1 Trainer/Assessor
Candidates' minimum age: 16
Assessment method: Activities, test paper, practical assessments
Pre-requisite: None
Suggested progression:
- Recommended annual refresher training;
- Requalification training every three years;
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