ITC Level 3 16 hour Outdoor First Aid (RQF)
2024 Course dates:
Thursday 16th and Friday 17th May 2024 9am to 6pm each day
Venue: Wetherden Village Hall, Park Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3JS
Cost: £150 per person
Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th July 2024 9am to 6pm each day
Venue: Langham Community Centre, Langham, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5PA
Cost: £150 per person
Thursday 18th and Friday 19th July 2024 9am to 6pm each day
Venue: Wetherden Village Hall, Park Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3JS
Cost: £150 per person
Thursday 17th and Friday 18th October 2024 9am to 6pm each day
Venue: Wetherden Village Hall, Park Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3JS
Cost: £150 per person
This Ofqual regulated qualification is designed to meet the needs of those working away from immediate assistance (more than 30 mins) in the remote and rural regions of the UK.
This course is recognised throughout the UK and is the course of choice for experienced practitioners who use the outdoors. It is suitable for workers in rural and remote settings and will maintain the license to practice for those with Outdoor National Governing Body Instructor awards.
The course meets the requirements of the Institute for Outdoor Learning Statement of Good Practice for Outdoor First Aid Training at Band 3.
This 16 hour course consists of 2 units:
Unit 1 - Outdoor Emergency Action
Unit 2 - Outdoor Incident Management
Topics include:
Roles & responsibilities of the outdoor first aider
Dealing with collapse (with and without breathing)
Choking
Dealing with major bleeding
Shock
Major illnesses and conditions such as Asthma, Anaphylaxis and Diabetic emergency
Torso and limb injuries
Bites, stings and poisons
Heat and cold injuries
Using first aid kit,
Outdoor specific scenarios and outdoor incident management
Answering queries such as when or how to remove boots, helmets
Looking after a casualty for some hours.
This qualification is designed to provide outdoor incident management skills.
Typical delivery methods are predominantly practical, with elements occurring out of doors in outdoor clothing and on various terrains. The course is assessed by continual observation of candidate performance.
