16 Hours Outdoor First Aid Course
This Outdoor First Aid course delivered over 16 hours is recognised by Mountain Training, British Canoeing, RYA and many other governing bodies as fulfilling the requirements for Outdoor First Aid. A highly practical course that’s delivered by experienced tutors with a background in outdoor and remote environments. We offer specialist hands-on first aid training in Devon, Cornwall and across the Southwest.
The 16 Hours Outdoor First Aid course is aimed at people undertaking the role of a first aider in an outdoors environment. This Outdoor First Aid qualification is externally regulated and the qualification meets the requirements of the Institute for Outdoor Learning which is recognised throughout the UK and is the choice for experienced practitioners who work in the outdoor environments. including:
- Forest Schools Teachers.
- Paddle sports instructors.
- Snowsports Instructors.
- Mountain Bike Guides and Coaches.
- Forestry workers.
- Ecologists and Rangers.
- Remote Working First Aid.
- Wilderness First Aid.
- Aquatic First Aid (BCU/SCA).
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
Our Outdoor first aid course content is based on current guidelines published by the UK Resuscitation Council as well as guidance and best practice from other advisory bodies.
Outdoor first aid course overview
This practical first aid training course is designed to improve skills and knowledge for all outdoor professionals. We use a mixture of indoor and outdoor learning to simulate injuries and accidents found in a variety of outdoor settings whether it be outdoor sports, mountain leading, hill walking or forestry working to name a few.
This first aid course is continually assessed with constructive feedback throughout. As first aid is a practical subject, the learner will be required to participate in practical hands-on training. The assessment process requires each learner to demonstrate skills with a training casualty.
Whatever activity you specialise in such as mountain biking, canoeing and kayaking to skiing or snowboarding our comprehensive 16 Hour Outdoor First Aid course will cover the most important aspects of first aid training, including:
- Outdoor first aid kits
- Managing an incident
- Basic life support, CPR and AED with remote protocols.
- Unresponsive casualties, recovery position variations
- Breathing problems
- Bleeding, both minor and severe
- Head and spinal injuries
- Hypothermia, hyperthermia and cold injuries
- Common illnesses and medical emergencies
- Animal bites and stings
Emergency First Aid at work
Our Outdoor first aid training course also covers the Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) syllabus on day one.
We can offer the regulated EFAW certificate for an additional £15 per person, providing you with both the outdoor and workplace qualifications at the same time.
Select the option when booking or contact us about this and other courses we can offer.
locations and dates
Outdoor First Aid £180 per person
Discounts for early bookings:
6+ weeks get 15% off
Please note that discounts are only available on immediate payments. Invoiced bookings will not be discounted. Please do read the Terms & Conditions before booking.
EXCELLENT130 reviews onPoppy Galbraith2024-04-18Amazing course!Karly Pearce2024-04-18Best first aid course, I've ever attended!! Toby gave us regular breaks during the day, to make sure we didn't lose focus or get bored. Toby is easy going, has a great sense of humour, which made it way more fun and digestible 👌🏾 Thanks Toby ☺️izaak stanton2024-04-18Toby was super helpful and made the process as fun as possible, we all learnt a lot, even those who had completed training before learnt a lot more of useful information, would 100% recommendU7 GYM2024-04-18We had Toby complete our Emergency First Aid at Work training for our staff, and we couldn't be happier with how the course went. From start to finish, Toby ensured that the course content was engaging and relatable to our own requirements in the gym industry. Toby was friendly, relaxed, and clearly had a lot of knowledge and experience. We will definitely be using Optimal First Aid Ltd for all of our first aid and further health and safety courses moving forwards. Thanks Toby!ian stone2024-04-04Optimal First Aid and Toby provided exceptional service. Their content was top-notch, presented in a manner that seamlessly integrates First Aid into real-life situations. This approach made the course highly engaging, instilling confidence in myself and our colleagues to effectively administer first aid should the situation ever arise.Sal Thepal2024-03-28The Emergency First Aid at Work course with Toby was engaging, thought provoking and thorough. His life experience brought a realism and immediacy into the room. Excellent teaching.Briony Enright2024-03-27Would highly recommend this organisation for First Aid Training, great facilitator who made the subject interesting and easy to learn.Rachel Stammers2024-03-27Very practical and informative first aid course. Toby gave us the benefit of his real lived experience using first aid, and was very reassuring.Jim Wilsher2024-03-26Toby and Erica ran a very well organised and hugely informative two-day course that I attended recently. Having people running the course with 'real' first-hand experience of administering first aid in the outdoors means the content is high quality, realistic and hands-on. I have been highly recommending the course to others and look forward to doing another one sometime. Thanks to the both of you.Belinda Smith2024-03-07Toby delivered a first class course today, a great facilitator who kept us all engaged. I’d thoroughly recommend Optical First Aid to anyone looking to arrange any type of first aid course.Load more
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