Outdoor first aid: 26/27th Nov 2011 LLanberis, Wales
This is a 16 hour (2 day) First Aid course. The course will start at 9 am each
day and finish by 5pm. Students would receive a First Aid certificate which
is valid for three years and is recognised by all the NGB awards. There is an
emphasis on the Outdoors and First Aid in the mountains but this course is
geared more towards First Aiders with little previous experience.
Course outline
Day 1
This day will concentrate on most of the major life-threatening illnesses and injuries in the
mountains and on Basic Life Support.
Introductory Session:
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REC? What is it
Introductions and registration
Principles of First Aid
Vital Signs: what signs should be present in a healthy person. What are the ‘warning’ signs in a
casualty?
Accident Procedure/Body Examination:
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Approach Procedure
DR ABCDE
Safe Airway Position
Breathing Difficulties and causes of Unconsciousness
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Fainting
Head injuries
Choking
Chest Wounds
CPR and Basic Life Support
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CPR – when to perform CPR in the mountains
CPR Protocol
Heart Attacks, Electric Shocks, Drownings and Children
Bleeding
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External – how to control/manage bleeding
Internal – the urgency of evacuation!
Shock
Outdoor first aid: 26/27th Nov 2011 LLanberis, Wales
Casualty Handling:
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Lifting/moving
Insulation – the importance of!
Lifting for stretchers
DAY 2
Fractures, Dislocations and Soft Tissue Injuries:
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Slings
Splints
Soft Tissue
Improvisation
Including Life-threatening Fractures
Common Injuries:
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Eyes
Burns
Environmental Injuries:
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Hypothermia
Hyperthermia
Frostbite/frostnip
Common Illnesses: medical emergencies and illnesses which could occur in the mountains.
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Asthma
Stroke
Diabetes
Angina
Anaphylaxis
Bites
Poisoning
Content of First Aid kits: we give guidance as to the sorts of items that can be useful.
999 and Emergency Procedure in the Mountains:
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How to summon help
What information to hand over to the Emergency Services
Review and Feedback
Outdoor first aid: 26/27th Nov 2011 LLanberis, Wales
Location
Ty Powder, in the village of Dinorwic. Ty Powder is within walking distance of Llanberis, and is 20
minutes (by car) from Bangor or Caernarfon.
Accommodation is in a club hut and therefore in dormitory style. There will be facilities for cooking
for yourself, please look at their website for further information about location and what you need
to bring along.
Price
The total cost of this weekend including the training, accommodation and certification is £75.00.
Instructors:
Steve Howe
Steve is Rescue Emergency Care Regional Director for Wales. He has been a
Mountain Instructor at Plas y Brenin, the National Mountain Centre since
1997. He is head of the Mountain Rescue Department at the centre. An
active mountaineer since the 1980s, Steve has climbed and canoed
throughout the world and was a well-known climber in the 1980s pioneering
several routes in North Wales and the Lake District. In more recent years he
has been involved in Mountain Rescue having been a member or Ogwen
Valley MRT, SARDA Wales and now Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team.
Qualifications:
Mountain Instructor Award, Mountain Leader (Summer), Winter Mountain Leader, REC First Aid
Trainer, International Mountain Leader. Mountain Rescue ECMR Advanced First Aid, NNAS Instructor
and assessor.
Helen Howe has been into the outdoors since a young age, being
Vice-President of her university YHA (mountain walking club). She
has been involved in Mountain Rescue since 1991, initially joining
Teesdale Search and Rescue Team, then Rossendale and Pendle
Mountain Rescue team on returning to her native Lancashire, and
SARDA England for fifteen years before moving to North Wales to LLanberis MRT and SARDA Wales.
She has qualified three Mountain Rescue Search Dogs.
Qualifications: Mountain Leader Summer (1993), Aspirant International Mountain Leader (summer
qualified) (2009), REC First Aid trainer, Post graduate Certificate in Education (Geography
Secondary), B.A. Honours in Geography, OCR Level 3 in Offsite Safety Management Certificate
(2006), Mountain Rescue Casualty Care, Mountain Rescue ECMR Advanced First Aid, NNAS (National
Navigation Award Scheme instructor and assessor)