Advanced Outdoor First Aid Course
About the Advanced Outdoor First Aid Course
Designed as an Advanced Outdoor First Aid experience – this course is action-packed and will give you confidence to look after a patient (and multiple patients) for extended periods of time in an outdoor environment, you don’t know how far away help is!
Content for this course includes everything from basic to possibly extreme injuries and wound care, contacting emergency services and group management. Along with this we discuss the pre-planning and communication skills needed to prepare for emergency events in the outdoors. The pre-course assignments will be sent to you upon registration for this course together with a detailed confirmation on what to bring to make this a unique learning experience.
The Advanced Outdoor First Aid course combines our ‘Comprehensive Outdoor First Aid’ & ‘Outdoor Emergency Care Management’ course. Please note, that there is a considerable amount of pre-course learning involved, therefore please register early to allow yourself enough time to complete the pre-course assignments before coming to the practical course.
Topics Covered
Unit Standard 6402 – Provide basic life support (Level 2, Credits- 2) Version 9
- Scene Management
- Primary Survey
- CPR – Adult, Child, Infant
- AED use
- Choking – Adult, Child, Infant
- Severe, Life-Threatening Bleeding
- Management of a Person in Shock.
Unit Standard 6401 – Provide first aid (Level 2, Credits- 1) Version 7
- Burns
- Trauma (Injury)
- Fractures, sprains & dislocations
- Poisoning
- Medical Conditions (Asthma, Heart Attack & Angina, Diabetes, Stroke, Seizures)
- Allergic Reactions (Anaphylaxis)
Unit Standard 6400 – Manage First Aid in Emergencies (Level 3, Credits- 2) Version 8
- Head injuries
- Suspected spinal injuries
- Severe allergic reaction
- Heat and cold emergencies
- Major wounds and burns
- Multiple casualty management
Unit Standard 424 – Outdoor Emergency Care Management
- How to provide emergency care for an extended period in an outdoor recreation environment.
- How to assess and manage a patient’s condition long term in an outdoor recreation environment.
Upon enrollment, you will receive a free digital manual specific to your course.
We report your unit standards to NZQA automatically, with no additional charge.
Prerequisites
- Online learning approximately 4 hours
- Pre-course assignment approximately 4-7 hours
- Unit Standards 6402, 6401 + 6400 must all be completed prior to taking Unit Standard 424.