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2 day Outdoor First Aid Course

Duration: This is a 2 -day course (16 hours)

Dates: 2026 

  • 28 and 29 November 2026 - more spaces released due to popular demand! 

Dates 2027

  • 8th & 9th February 2027
  • 7th & 8th June 2027
  • 4th & 5th October 2027
  • 27th & 28th November 2027                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

This 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 Content

First aid training with the REC scheme is easy and fun. 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 and communication

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


The Qualification

  • 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, MLTB
  • Price: £ 165 pp
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