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21 years of Outdoor First Aid

High Peak First Aid was established 21 years ago and has provided first aid training from basic to advanced levels to well in excess of 20,000 people in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia.

We are about to add a host of new first aid qualifications to our website along with more dates for the First Response Emergency Care Level 3 and the FPOS I conversion to FREC 3.

If you are an outdoor pursuits instructor, the High Peak Wilderness First Aid 16hrs is an established 16hr outdoor first aid course that has been accepted by Governing Bodies for the past twenty-one years. Taking this practical outdoor course will ensure that you are first aid skills are kept up to date and your outdoor qualifications are validated.

First Person on Scene Intermediate to FREC 3 conversion

The FPOS I conversion course to FREC 3 is now available. Our first availability for this conversion course is January 2018. If you have a current First Person on Scene Intermediate qualification it is possible to renew by attending the FREC 3 conversion qualification.  This is taken over three days and gives you the option to attend the First Response Emergency Care (FREC) 4 course. You can see dates and how to book at First Person on Scene Intermediate
Conversion Course to FREC 3 or contact us on 01433 621484 for further details.

Free 16hr Wilderness First Aid Training

We currently have eight Wilderness First Aid courses a month.  These outdoor first aid courses are accepted by most Governing Bodies and make a good foundation for anyone considering attending the First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3).  It is possible to attend the FREC 3 with no previous first aid experience. However, we are offering a free place on a High Peak Wilderness First Aid 16hr course for anyone who requests this on booking the FREC 3 qualification.

To find out more, contact us on 01433 621484 or info@highpeakfirstaid.co.uk

 

 

 

First Response Emergency Care Level 4 (QCF) (FREC 4)

FREC 4 in the Peak District 15-19 January 2018.  We have three places left on this regulated qualification.  The course fee is £630 but discounted to £594 if the FREC 3 is also booked.  We have a FREC 3 6th-10th November and 4th-8th December. Book a FREC 3 before Christmas and receive a free Celox 5ft Z-folded gauze and also claim your discount for FREC 4 in January.

The First Response Emergency Care suite of prehospital care qualifications are suitable for expedition leaders, security consultants (SIA approved qualification) and community responders to name a few.

We are only taking 6 per course so if you would like to join us, please contact us on 01433 621484 or info@highpeakfirstaid.co.uk for more details.

Free Celox Z-Fold Gauze

Free Celox Z-Fold Gauze for all First Response Emergency Care Level 3 (FREC 3) qualifications booked before Christmas 2017.  Life threatening bleeds are part of the syllabus so it makes sense to have your own kit.  High Peak First Aid stocks the complete range of Celox products and a comprehensive selection of tourniquets.  We also have a variety of first aid supplies and bags at discounted prices for course participants.

High Peak First Aid is an approved Qualsafe Centre to provide First Response Emergency Care qualifications.  The FREC series of qualifications are modular, appealing to first responders, security staff (SIA approved), outdoor instructors, expedition leaders and those on the pathway to become an Emergency Care Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic.

As the FREC 3 is a Prehospital care qualification we place an emphasis on embedding the theory into as much practical work as we can manage in a variety of settings ranging from domestic to wilderness.  We have two classrooms available at a permanent base, wide screen audio visual facilities and an extensive selection of equipment plus a handpicked library including Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Street and Wilderness Medicine by Dr. Paul S. Auerbach. We also have an extensive selection of journals and PDFs you would otherwise have to pay to obtain access. You will be supported pre and post course to ensure you benefit from this qualification after investing in yourself.  Once you have chosen your FREC 3 date, we have your recommended pre-course reading of the “Generic Core Material of the Prehospital Emergency Care Course, Royal College of Surgepns Edinburgh” sent out by courier along with your free Celox Z-Fold gauze.  It’s not all about reading as we supplement your learning with select links to online bite-size videos.