Course Summary
Provisional Date – Course is conditional on Covid Guidelines on Training and Social Distancing
The travel and expedition first aid course is designed to introduce a systematic way of advanced first aid for managing casualties. Topic learning and practicals intermixed with scenarios of real situations. The course includes:
- Two days (16 hours)
- Development of skills from Advanced level (L4)
- In-depth review of emergency care topics
- Advanced techniques, skills and development
- Review of special interest topics
Expedition First Aider
- will be able to take control of an incident and direct basic first aiders
- is able to deal with more complex problems in remote locations
Course content
- environment – hazards, cold, heat, chemicals, poisons, light, toxic substances
- escort skills – vital signs, psychological trauma, monitoring, stretcher, splints, pain control
- illness – chest pain, asthma, epilepsy, diabetes, poisons, hyperventilation, mental disorders
- scenarios – triage, incident management, emergency plans, action cards
- expedition – dislocations, wound management, tropical diseases, gastric illnesses, altitude sickness.
Discounts are available for members of Canoeing Ireland, Mountaineering Ireland, Scouting & Guiding – please contact info@osierhill.ie for a discount code before booking
Link to Booking https://httpsosierhilliebooking.clr.events/