First Aid for Forest Schools
First aid for forest schools leaders & bushcraft instructors.
This 2-day course covers a range of skills for treating injuries or illnesses in outdoor and woodland settings. Suitable for anyone leading children in outdoor activities, in particular forest schools leaders, outdoor learning practitioners & bushcraft instructors.
Course Content
- Approaching and assessing a casualty (D.R. + A.B.C.)
Performing a primary survey & stabilising a casualty that has collapsed & unresponsive
- Secondary Survey (C.D.E.)
Assessing a casualty for further injuries, illnesses & vital information
- Medical Emergencies
Treating life threatening conditions including choking, strokes & heart attack
- Basic Life Support
CPR for adults & children, preventing cross infection & using a defibrillator
- Managing severe bleeding
Treating a person who is bleeding, wounded &/or suffering from shock
- Hot & cold problems
Recognising and preventing injuries from burns, heat illness & hypothermia
- Break & strains
Finding & treating common fractures & soft tissue injuries
- Trauma injuries
Stabilising head, neck & chest injuries
- Common illnesses
Treating medical disorders such as asthma, epilepsy, anaphylaxis, diabetes & angina
- Outdoor injuries:
Treating cuts / grazes, splinters, eye injuries, bites & stings
- Equipment & record keeping
Appropriate emergency kit for forest schools settings, monitoring & handover of a casualty
- Providing extended casualty care in outdoor locations
Simple techniques for moving & stabilising people to prevent further deterioration
All courses are certificated and valid for 3 years
