REC l2 OUTDOOR FIRST AID BY BRYN WALKING

dEcember 14th/15th - Bryn Walking's REC (L2) outdoor first aid course in brecon with REC Instructors Helen Menhinick (ML) and alan Ward (IML) + 7 participants

REC OUTDOoR FIRST AID COURSE (16hrs)

The outdoor first aid course is designed to introduce a systematic way of first aid for managing casualties. Topic learning and practicals intermixed with scenarios of real situations. The course includes:

• The fundamental workings of the body, in particular the heart, lungs and airway

• Assessing a casualty

• Introduces a system to cope with all incidents as safely as possible

• Deciding how to deal with an accident or incident

• Awareness of delayed medical help and adverse environmental conditions

The course is progressive by building on each session, introducing new scenarios to test all techniques for:

• Emergency: vital signs • emergency action • airway • unconscious • choking • bleeding • breathing and circulation • cpr • AED (automated external defibrillator) practical training

• 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

To accommodate the RYA syllabus our Outdoor course will include understanding the differential for drowning, immersion and seasickness.

• The Outdoor first aid course is certified for three years and is an entry point for the REC scheme. It is the approved course for RYA, BCU and Mountain Training.

course feedback: the greatest strengths of the course are:

• Tutors, scenarios, relaxed atmosphere created
• Participation of students helps when experienced
• Accurate and in-depth training and drills were excellent
• The examples provided were fantastic and added a personal touch
• Lots of real life scenarios/anecdotes shared
• Experienced instructors
• Anecdotes from the course deliverers and other members made the course engaging throughout
• Good knowledge base
• The pictures and examples used
• The instructors themselves
• Good First Aid equipment/demonstrations
• Warm mince pies
• Coffee sweets
• Examples were very realistic

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Course feedback: The course could be improved by:

• More practicals if possible
• ​One pulse oxymeter and thermometer didn't work
• More mince pies
• ​Custard on mince pies
• More sweets - more tea
• Heating...