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REC Outdoor First Aid

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Rescue Emergency Care Outdoor First Aid

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The 16-hour outdoor first aid course is designed to introduce a systematic way of first aid for managing casualties through topic learning and practicals intermixed with scenarios of real situations.

First aid training with the REC scheme is easy and fun. The course is progressive with outdoor and scenario-based learning that builds session by session, covering:
 

• Emergency: vital signs • emergency action • airway • unconsciousness • choking • bleeding • breathing and circulation • CPR

• Environment: heat stress • cold stress • hot injuries • cold injuries

• Illness: chest pain • stroke • asthma • epilepsy • diabetes

• Injury: head • spine • chest • abdomen • pelvis • bones • soft tissue • eye

• Rescue: transportation • communication

The course includes:

• Assessing a casualty

• A system to cope with incidents as safely as possible

• Deciding how to deal with an accident or incident

• Awareness of delayed medical help and adverse environmental conditions

The qualification

• The outdoor first aid course is certified for three years and is an entry point for the REC scheme. It is an approved course for Mountain Training and British Canoeing.