If you are a returning client you are eligible for this free splint. However, if you refer a friend and they quote your name on their registration form we will post this item out to you free of charge. This does not apply to group discounts. This offer is open until 31st December 2015.
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Fast Response First Aid Kits Have Arrived!
Fast Response first aid kits in Green are here. They can be attached to a belt and contain: a robust bag, trauma fix dressing, shears, wound closure strips, CPR face shield with a valve, gloves, cleansing wipes, adhesive dressing, tape, plasters and OP Airways size 3, 4 and 5 (Airways come in sterile packaging – removed here for clarity). All for £16 plus VAT and postage (£2.80). Compact forestry first aid kits are in stock now and will be posted here after the weekend.
D of E First Aid Kits are here!
We now have the pupil D of E First Aid Kits. They meet the recommended requirements and are £9.00 inc VAT. You may also like to supplement the kits for each pupil with a burns dressing and blister plasters to be carried by the group. Burns dressings are useful additions to an outdoor first aid kit. Water may be available, but a burns dressing may be the only option to facial burns in the event of a Trangia cooking stove flaring up. The person can also be transported to hospital wearing the burn dressing. The dressings are also great for burns to hands as they can help prevent fingers sticking together in the event of a partial thickness burn. Combined with cling film, the burns dressings help prevent infection, reduce pain, reduce fluid loss that creates shock and a burn dressing applied to a face could be the difference between being scarred for life or not. We now have a huge range of first aid kits in stock and individual items and we are looking forward to our new website which will contain a first aid equipment shop along with guidelines on how to use the kit.
Spring Update
We have been extremely busy this winter/spring training in the UK, Nepal and Prague. We have employed another Tutor, however we still have availability for other Tutors to join our team. Potential Tutors need to hold a professional qualification in a subject relevant to the courses we provide. So, HCPC Paramedic, Doctor, Consultant, Rescue Team Medic to name a few. They also need to have relevant experience in the outdoors for the subject area they wish to teach in and a teaching qualification. Applicants are invited for interview and successful applicants also go through our Tutor training programme.
Our waterproof books are now for sale and we also have great value Duke of Edinburgh Award first aid kits which include burn dressings to comply with the guidelines. We also sell first aid kits for Mountain Leaders, Expedition Leaders, Canoeists and Cave Leaders. You will be able to find these all on our new website which is due soon. Course members can currently buy discounted first aid supplies on our courses.
We have increased availability on our Wilderness First Aid Expedition Leader courses due to demand. These courses will be running every month throughout the year.
Wilderness First Aid Expedition Leader (40hrs)
We have now compiled the appraisals for the Wilderness First Aid Expedition Leader (40hr) course and they will be posted out next week. Each participant completed a written paper on the core syllabus plus cannulation and oxygen. They were then assessed for 40 minutes on a one to one basis with a paramedic for practical skills in oxygen use and cannulation. All were successful in the night exercise too. All participants were to such a high standard they have been asked to come back and assist on our courses. The assessor stated that she would be more than happy to have each person to shadow her on events that she covers as a paramedic. The portfolio of evidence is particularly useful as it can be presented to an employer if you are going for an interview and can help with gaining employment on expeditions. We will be adding more information and photos on this course over the next few days as we have another course in January, February and March.
