4 Day advanced course carefully designed for groups travelling to remote areas.  This course exceeds the requirements for the HSE First Aid At Work Certificate.
 
WEMSI Course

Day 1

Course Introduction

What is First Aid?

First Aid in the Outdoors

Responsibilities of the First Aider

Action in an Emergency

Primary Assessment

Secondary Assessment

Breathing & Circulation

Principals of Resuscitation

Hypoxia (wilderness setting)

Airway Obstruction / Airway Management 

 

 

DAY 2

 Recap on Day 1

Disorders of Circulation

Disorders of Consciousness

Wounds & Bleeding

Incident Management

Bites & Stings

Expedition Hygiene

Casualty Scenarios.

Day 3Spinal Injury

Recap on Day 1 & 2

Burns & Scalds on expedition

Fractures & Spinal injuries

Poisoning

Incident Management

Foreign Bodies

Evacuation Techniques

Effects of Heat & Cold

Casualty Scenarios. 

 

Day 4

Recap on Day 1 & 2 & 3

Casualty Management

Resuscitation Procedures

Incident Management

Assessments

Closing Address

 

This course will give you the confidence to be able to act appropriately in an emergency within the UK or beyond.

This course is self catering to maximise teaching time.

Camping is not essential although some days training will finish quite late. 

Course Cost £400 per person.

Maximum Group size 10.

Dates:

01st - `04th  March Location Amberley.

02nd - 04 July Location Arundel

 

 Multiple Injuries