This NUCO comprehensive either one or two-day course which 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.
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
-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
Certification
Summative practical assessment is ongoing by the instructor each day, along with a written assessment on each day. A three year Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid or An Emergency at work First aid certificate will be issued to the learner, subject to successful assessment. No external assessors are required. A range of methods are used, including, practical and questioning (open and multiple-choice).
Certificates for either
8hr Emergency First Aid at work
or
16hr Level 3 Outdoor First Aid
Day 1- all content needed for the 8hr course and the first day of the 16hr course
Day 2- only need to attend for the rest of the 16hr content
