Course Contents
First aid kits
First aid kits and best products for the wilderness environment
Safety
Safety for self, other’s and casualty
Correct PPE for the incident
Hygiene and infection control and prevention
Incident management
Incident management
Awareness of high-risk mechanisms of injury
Communication
Communicate effectively with the emergency services
Summoning Help
999/111/Mountain and Cave Rescue/Coast Guard/What 3 Words
Life threatening (catastrophic) haemorrhage
Recognise life threatening haemorrhage
Understand a stepwise approach to managing a catastrophic limb bleed
Apply a tourniquet competently
Competent in use of haemostats
Airway
Inspect and clear airway
Recognise and treat airway obstruction, choking, stridor
Perform a head/tilt chin lift
Manage an airway by postural drainage
Breathing
Identify if the casualty is breathing normally
Correctly assess breathing, rate, depth and quality
Basic life support for Myocardial Infarction
Basic life support for Drowning
Competent in the use of an AED
Circulation
Assess presence of circulation
Measure pulse rate and rhythm
Apply direct pressure
Application of appropriate wound dressings
Elevation of limb where appropriate
Disability
Assess AVPU
Exposure
Differentiate cold from hypothermia
Differentiate heat exhaustion from heat stroke
Recognise possibility of and prevent hypothermia
Assessment, treatment and casualty handling of patients exposed to extremes of temperature
The unconscious casualty
Recovery position
Primary Survey
Shock
Recognition and treatment of shock
Medical
Recognition and management of Myocardial Infarction, Angina (stable and unstable)
Thermal Injury
Apply appropriate treatment for burns including dressings
Understand immediate simple chemical and thermal burn management
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