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Eight Outdoor First Aid courses a month

High Peak First Aid has eight outdoor first aid courses a month held at our training facility in the Peak District.  These 16hr first aid courses meet the requirements for a number of governing bodies.  Following the links to these organisations will demonstrate the requirements for each sport. Hillwalking and climbing activities are supported by the Mountain Training Association and paddle sport by British Canoeing.

Mountain biking has a number of awarding bodies such as MIAS (Mountain-bike Instructors Award Scheme).  British Cycling states that training providers should meet criteria as laid down by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).  Mountain Bike Coaching (MBC UK) also lays down clear guidelines.

High Peak First Aid 16hr first aid courses for the outdoors are not limited to the above sports, so please contact us if further details are needed.  All of our first aid courses offer you the opportunity to learn in two dedicated classrooms before skills are transferred to a variety of wilderness terrain.  We are lucky to be situiated in the middle of private land in the Hope Valley, Peak District which gives us immediate access to the outdoors.

We are not limited to outdoor first aid for the UK.  There is the opportunity to take a three day first aid training course for expedition leaders. The Wilderness First Aid Modules 1-3 is popular for those taking expeditions overseas and is currently accepted by a number of leading expedition providers.  If you are short on time, it is possible to attend the Wilderness First Aid Module 3 for one day to add on to your existing first aid training.

There is also the option of taking your first aid training up a notch to attend the First Response Emergency Care suite of qualifications.  High Peak First Aid is a Qualsafe approved centre (no: 906483) for the provision of the First Response Emergency Care Level 3 and the First Response Emergency Care Level 4.   To complete your guided learning hours High Peak First Aid can offer you modules from the range of courses to include topics such as altitude illness, bites and stings, and expedition medical kits. This approach makes a truly unique outdoor qualification that not only prepares you for working in a remote seeting but may just give you the edge when applying for a post as an expedition leader.  Your guided learning hours can demonstrate your interests and knowledge.

All of the above first aid courses include training in the use of haemostats and tourniquets as laid down in the current European Resuscitation Council Guidelines. To find out more about the first aid courses, please look at the following links or contact High Peak First Aid on 01433 621484 where our receptionist will be happy to help.  We take calls outside office hours or you can email on info@highpeakfirstaid.co.uk

 

 

 

 

Free Outdoor First Aid Training 16hrs

Free outdoor first aid training is currently available for anyone who is considering taking the First Response Emergency Care Level 3 at High Peak First Aid. The outdoor first aid courses have been recognised by the major governing bodies for outdoor education for the past twenty years.  Details for the outdoor first aid courses can be seen here.  The First Response Emergency Care Level 3 is a five day regulated qualification plus guided learning hours.  The FREC 3 is an ideal opportunity to gain a regulated qualification combined with guided learning hours orientated to the outdoor environment and specific to the individual. The High Peak Wilderness First Aid 16hr course can be used as part of the guided learning hours and we offer full support for free after the FREC 3 to complete the learning.

This would be an ideal opportunity for a person who hopes to gain expedition work in the uk or overseas, for event first aiders who are likely to work in more remote prehospital settings and for those who provide first aid cover at motocross events.  It would be ideally suited to security consultants working on contracts in remote or hostile environments where help may be delayed.  If you are interested in this great opportunity please contact info@highpeakfirstaid.co.uk

 

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

FREC 4 in the Peak District 25-29 September.  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.  This highly practical qualification is suitable for expedition leaders, security consultants (SIA approved qualification) and community responders to name a few.

We are only taking 6 per course and three places have been booked before the date has been added to our website. If you would like to join us, please contact us on 01433 621484 or info@highpeakfirstaid.co.uk for more details.

First Response Emergency Care Level 3 (FREC 3) Qualsafe (RQF)

First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) courses are held every month in the Peak District.  We are easily accessible from Manchester Airport for overseas particpants.  We aim to make this regulated qualification as practical as possible.  To enhance learning, some practical sessions are conducted outside in a mix of urban and wilderness environments.  Our training facility is in the midst of acres of private land so we can get on and practice uninterrupted. We have a strong Wifi signal and 4G so we can easily take out a waterproof smart phone or tablet to show short media clips.

Participants are introduced to a variety of pre-hospital care equipment such as tourniquets and haemostats to arrest catastrophic or life threatening bleeding.  Pelvic splints are part of this regulated qualification with plenty of practice in varied terrain:  easy to apply in a classroom but more challenging outside in the mud, rain or on a steep slope.  If you are wondering how a pelvic splint is used to minimise bleeding then you can view some details on YouTube.  If you would like to know more about the FREC 3 and how it may benefit you in the security industry, armed forces, outdoor education or community responder scheme to name a few, then please contact us on 01433 621484 or info@highpeakfirstaid.co.uk.  We respond to calls and emails outside office hours for those on different time zones.

 

 

Outdoor First Aid

High Peak First Aid has eight outdoor first aid courses a month provided at our training facility in the Peak District.  These outdoor first aid courses are held every weekend and every Wednesday/Thursday throughout the year apart from Bank Holiday’s.

High Peak First Aid 16hr outdoor first aid courses are recognised and have been accepted by the major governing bodies for the last twenty years.  High Peak First Aid has Tutors qualified to provide first aid training who are Paramedics or student Paramedics with extensive experience in remote or hostile environments.  Tutors are also qualified to teach and assess on the courses that contain an element of assessment. Additionally, each course participant receives a robust waterproof, wilderness first aid  manual.

The Mountain Training Association states that, “The minimum requirement is that such a course must involve at least two full days or sixteen hours of instruction and include an element of assessment. Candidates are further expected to undertake such additional elements of first aid training as are consistent with their work in wild and remote country, including emergency assistance and evacuation techniques” .  The 16 hour first aid course here, meets the requirements the Mountaineering, Climbing and Walking requirements on the Mountain Training Website.

For those taking the Climbing Wall Award (CWA), an 8hr course such as the High Peak Wilderness First Aid 8hr course can be taken. These 8hr outdoor first aid courses are also held at our facility in the Peak District every Wednesday and Saturday throughout the year apart from Bank Holiday’s.  We have free car parking on site and are easily accessible by public transport from major cities such as Manchester, Sheffield, Derby, Leeds and Stoke-on-Trent.  These transport links also serve Manchester or East Midlands Airport.  A high proportion of our clients fly in from Europe, the Middle East or Asia, especially those who need Expedition First Aid or the First Response Emergency Care Level 3 or 4 that is recommended by the Security Industry Authority (SIA).

For those going to more remote locations where help is likely to be delayed the First Response Emergency Care Level 3 (FREC 3) is an excellent option to consider.