Wilderness First Aid Certificate Training Package

 

Monday 5th to Thursday 8th October 2009

Monday 14th to Thursday 17th December 2009

$640.00 per person

 

For your convenience, Laurel Hill Forest Lodge has put together a training package in Wilderness First  Aid, using the expertise of Stuart Clark, qualified trainer and managing director of All Aid Wild Aid.

 

Laurel Hill Forest Lodge will provide the venue, accommodation for three nights and all meals.

 

The Wild Aid program targets situations where life saving support is not immediately available.

 

Registration close for the October course on 1st September 2009

Maximum 15 participants, course will be postponed if numbers are not achieved.

 

THE WILD AID COMMITMENT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    WILD AID Outdoor Training focuses on what you really need to know – we use practical exercises conducted in the field to give participants the ultimate in useable expertise.  WILD AID Outdoor Training ensures that all participants interact within a highly experiential learning forum where knowledge and skills are tested, and consequently converted       to confidence in emergency situations in wilderness environments.         

Above all, WILD AID Outdoor Training provides each participant with the knowledge, skills and confidence to act effectively and safely in wilderness emergencies.
 

Day 1 Arrive by 8.30am for a 9.00am start

(8 scenarios)

DRABC Primary Phase Emergency Response Model

Spinal Injuries and Spinal Roll techniques

Critical Bleeding, Burns and Shock

Bone and Joint Injuries; soft and hard splinting

 

Day 2

(8 scenarios)

Secondary Phase Emergency Response Model:

·         Casualty Observations 

·         Physical Examination 

·         Medical History Documentation 

·         Spinal Clearance Guidelines 

·         Critical Incident/Post Traumatic Stress

Spinal lifts and carries

Head Injuries

Chest Injuries

Abdominal Injuries

Wound Management/Facial Injuries

 

Day 3

(8 scenarios including CPR & night-time scenario)

CPR and Defibrillation (AED) (infant, child, adult)

Management of Choking

Diabetic emergencies

Seizures/Fits

Poisoning

Chest pain, Stroke symptoms

Asthma emergencies

Anaphylaxis / Severe Allergic Reaction

Common Wilderness Illnesses

 

Day 4 Departing 3pm

(8 scenarios including assessment scenarios)

Bites and Stings

Acute Abdominal pain

Environmental Injury – hypo and hyperthermia

Rescue theory

Triage and Motor Vehicle Accidents

Assessment Phase