This course is specifically designed to meet the needs of those working in a forest school environment. Suitable for those needing a first aid course to work with both children or adults and covering a full spectrum of injuries and first aid problems that could occur when practicing bushcraft skills, using tools, or playing in the outdoor or forest environment. This course offers an in depth knowledge of how to treat a wide range of first aid emergencies in more remote locations where help could be several hours in coming. The ITC Forest School First Aid course is one of the most respected outdoor first aid courses,   Your instructor on this course is a former GP with years of outdoor experience, and there will be plenty of time for hands-on practice.

Course contents:

Care of unconscious casualties; Resuscitation of adults, children and infants; Use of an AED (defibrillator); Choking; Drowning; Wounds, severe bleeding and shock; Fractures, dislocations and sprains; Splinting; Head injuries; Spinal injuries; Burns; Heart attacks; Stroke; Asthma; Anaphylaxis; Seizures; Diabetes; Poisons; Hypothermia; Heat exhaustion; Lyme disease and Weil’s disease; HSE regulations