REC L5 Travel & expedition first aid with bryn walking

Candidate No.9 is inside the PAC!

April 8th/9th Cwmcarn - 9 candidates completed this course to a very high standard and were a pleasure to work with.

REC extended First Aid skills for isolated locations with the inclusion of travel illness and prevention training.

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the REC L5 course content was compliant with the 2024 uimla standard

• Further development of L2 skills including casualty assessment, choking, CPR/AED etc. ​

• Management of casualties in a range of travel environments and scenarios based on more serious injuries which might be experienced on treks and expeditions in all seasons.
• Identify the appropriate contents of a First Aid kit for individual extended travel (eg TMB) and for a group leader on a high altitide trek or expedition (eg EBC).
• Enhanced awareness of recognition and treatment for heat illness prevention and cold injury prevention.
• Enhanced awareness of the issues concerned with high altitude travel including: HAH - AMS - HAPE - HACE. Practical use of Portable Altitude chambers (PAC)
• Management of burns
• Management of animal bites and stings 
• Management of rescue options and the use of rotary wing aircraft for medical evacuations from remote and high altitude locations
• Awareness of appropriate communication methods
• Casualty Record Cards in a foreign language for a proposed trek or expedition with a group

The training included theory and practical scenarios with appropriate forms of assessment being utilised as well.

candidate feedback

The greatest strengths of this course are:

1. Alan's experience across the globe - Alan's sense of humour - The venue was excellent
2. Experience of the Instructors - Immense amount of training aids, visual aids etc and Post-course support - Breadth of topics covered
3. Personal experience of the Instructors - Time in the industry and changes over time have been understood by the Instructors
4. Sharing stories and ideas of medical incidents and travel - Networking & cameraderie - The weather, thanks for arranging
5. Anecdotes to reinforce lessons - Participants personal stories brought into lessons - Great level of instruction
6. Fantastic experience of the Instructors - Offering lots of advice and guidance to take away - Great location, well delivered and well worth a trip from the north
7. Detailed knowledge - Great examples - Clear scenarios
8. Experience, humour and calmness of the Instructors - Many examples of incidents
9. Method of presentation - Practical instruction - Excellent demonstrations

The course could be improved by:

1. Possibly less BLS/AED?
2. More practice?
3. More scenarios?
​4. Nothing - Keep it simple!