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WILDERNESS FIRST AID

London, Holland Park, High Street Kensington
Holland Park YHA set in the heart of the urban jungle
  
Holland Park, Kensington

21.6.08 22.6.08

Holland Park YHA, Central London
£120
15.11.08 16.11.08 Holland Park YHA, Central London
£120
21.3.09 22.3.09 Holland Park YHA, Central London
£120

We also run Wilderness First Aid courses in Sussex and Devon.

This 16 hour course is designed for anyone who travels, lives or works in a remote geographical location more than one hour from definitive medical care. Whether you are an avid mountaineer, DoE leader, white water kayaker, traveling or working in the developing world or just love wild places; on our course you will learn the first aid skills needed in an outdoor emergency.

This course fulfills the necessary requirements of both the MLT Mountain and Walking Group Leader awards and the British Canoe Union coaching schemes. It is used by various DoE regions for those training for the BELA and associated NGB awards and includes paediatric protocols for those leading young people. Our instructors are qualified as professional trainers and deliver courses with a practical perspective gained from their background in emergency care - from here in the UK to Aid Work overseas.

Entry requirements

No previous training is necessary but some pre-study of the course manual is highly recommended.

Course outline

You will learn both how to recognise and treat a wide variety of the illness and injuries that can arise in the outdoors. You will practice skills such as assessing a casualty, bandaging wounds, splinting fractures, reducing dislocations, and making and carrying improvised stretchers.

Below is a selection of the main areas we cover.

  • What is Wilderness First Aid?
  • Cold water casualties
  • Legal and ethical issues
  • Heat disorders
  • Infectious disease precautions
  • Travel Health and medication
  • Scene survey and mechanisms of injury in the outdoors
  • Common medical conditions- allergies, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy etc
  • Foot care - friction blisters and trench foot
  • Animal/snake/insect bites
  • Controlling bleeding and wounds
  • CPR
  • Eye injuries
  • Altitude Sickness
  • Burns
  • Medical evacuation/extrication from difficult locations
  • Bone, joint and muscle injuries
  • Seeking help - Mountain rescue etc.
  • Frostbite, frostnip and hypothermia
  • Wilderness first aid kits

Course manual, assessment and certification

All students receive a copy of 'Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care For Remote Locations', the official collaboration between the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

To receive a Wilderness First Aid (Level 2) certificate valid nationwide for three years students must demonstrate first aid skills and pass a multiple answer exam. Successful students who intend to work outside of the UK are also issued a ECSI Wilderness First Aid: 16 Hours completion card valid worldwide for three years.

Expedition members may also find our Level 3 course Remote Care useful which includes advanced skills such as IM injections, suturing and IV drips.

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Venue, Accommodation and Meals

Our London Wilderness First Aid courses are held in and around Holland Park YHA. We take full advantage of its setting in the Park to do many practical sessions outside. The parks fifty four acres includes the largest area of semi-natural woodland in central London. The hostel is also an ideal base for exploring London's urban jungle, within walking distance of the Natural History Museum and the Royal Geographical Society.

Our course costs are not residential. Beds are available at Holland Park YHA, but need to be booked in advance. Dormitory beds start at £21.60 per night including breakfast. Single and twin rooms are also available.

Light refreshments are provided in the training room but we will be out in the park around lunch times so bring a packed lunch. Breakfast, dinner and packed lunches are available from the hostel.

When booking accommodation at Holland Park YHA tell them you are attending our course. Their telephone number is: 0207 9370748 NOTE: Holland Park YHA cannot book course places.

In-House Training - UK and Abroad

We provide tailored training for a wide range of organisations from local outdoor activity groups to national bodies such as the Environment Agency, and those with an international focus such as aid organisations and expeditions. Whether you want our standard course in Wilderness First Aid or an advanced one covering medical skills such as suturing and IV we can provide the training you need. Contact our training team to discuss how we can help.

Tel: 0845 2235439 E-mail: firstaidtraining@muir-walker.coop

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