Outdoor First Aid certification
Event 
22 - 23 May 2024
The Outdoor First Aid course and certification is designed for anyone working outdoors and specially people working in remote locations where getting immediate assistance is unlikely. This course will be provided by qualified instructors based in UK with several years of experience and has been designed for instructors, teachers and group leaders working in remote areas or outdoor locations. It is also suitable for people travelling or working in remote locations. The 2-Day Outdoor First Aid course goes beyond the recommendations of the HSE 2-Day Outdoor First Aid course, and the certificate is valid for 3 years. This course is very practical and uses a scenario training to reinforce learning which builds real confidence and empowers candidates to act when emergencies arise.
May 22, 2024 (8 hours)
COURSE INSTRUCTORS
Participants will be evaluated before obtaining the certification of the 16-hour Outdoor 1st Aid, valid for 3 years. Participation in the workshop will warrant a certificate of attendance without quantitative evaluation
May 22nd, 2024
BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, Vairão, Portugal (Face-to-face)
22 - 23 May 2024
The Outdoor First Aid course and certification is designed for anyone working outdoors and specially people working in remote locations where getting immediate assistance is unlikely. This course will be provided by qualified instructors based in UK with several years of experience and has been designed for instructors, teachers and group leaders working in remote areas or outdoor locations. It is also suitable for people travelling or working in remote locations. The 2-Day Outdoor First Aid course goes beyond the recommendations of the HSE 2-Day Outdoor First Aid course, and the certificate is valid for 3 years. This course is very practical and uses a scenario training to reinforce learning which builds real confidence and empowers candidates to act when emergencies arise.
PROGRAM (16 hours)
May 22, 2024 (8 hours)
● What is outdoor first aid?
● Responsibilities of the first aider
● First Aid Equipment
● Priorities of treatment
● Summoning help
● Environmental factors
● Primary assessment
● Secondary assessment
● Resuscitation techniques
May 23, 2024 (8 hours)
● Moving a casualty
● Heart attack
● The use of AED Machines
● Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
● Fractures and spinal injuries
● Head injuries
● Choking
● Bleeding/bandaging
● Eye injuries
● Poisoning
● Chest injuries
● Abdominal injuries
● Sprains and strains
● Asthma
● Diabetes
● Hypothermia
● Frostbite
● Heat exhaustion
● Bites and stings
● Minor injuries
● Burns
● Epilepsy
● Scenarios
● Basic hygiene in First Aid
Course Schedule:
Start: 9:00 AM
Morning Coffee Break (Upstairs): 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Lunch Break: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Afternoon Coffee Break (Ground Floor): 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
End: 06:00 PM
COURSE INSTRUCTORS
Indie Lyndale (MEd, PGCE, BSc, IML)
Indie has built her entire career around her passion for the outdoors and first aid instruction. She has more than 30 years of experience working outdoors, including 10 years running a winter sports business in the Alps, working as an International Mountain Leader, leading snow-shoeing expeditions, college lecturing, and more. She continues to run a children's summer camp in Devon, UK, which focuses on outdoor adventures for under 16's, and was the first female President of the Union of International Mountain Leaders Association (UIMLA). After teaching first aid for many years, Indie founded First Aid Education LTD in 2016. Using her knowledge and expertise, she has built a fantastic reputation for first aid courses suitable for all types of remote environments. She offers a very hands-on learning style, using scenario lead training to embed skills, making the sessions practical and fun.
Andrea Sifleet
Andrea is an outdoor education enthusiast, with over 30 years experience of instructing groups in activities such as advanced dinghy sailing, mountain leading, climbing and caving. She brings a wealth of personal experience to her teaching, with practical and lively anecdotes from her years working in the outdoors. First aid has been a backbone to her career, having also worked many years in the care industry, and setting up her own residential facilities for adults with learning difficulties.
ORGANIZATION
Duarte V. Gonçalves | CIIMAR - AEE; BIOPOLIS/CIBIO - BIODESERTS
Laura Najera-Cortazar | BIOPOLIS/CIBIO – APPLECOL
Cândida Vale | BIOPOLIS/CIBIO – APPLECOL
Bárbara Santos | BIOPOLIS/CIBIO – BIODESERTS
Patrícia Guedes | BIOPOLIS/CIBIO – APPLECOL, LACOS21, TROPBIO
Nair Vilas-Arrondo | IIM-CSIC – ERM; CIIMAR – AEE
David Montgomery (tentative) | BIOPOLIS/CIBIO – LACOS21
SELECTION CRITERIA
The course will be open to a maximum of 20 participants.
50% of slots are reserved for BIODIV students (PhD in Biodiversity, Genetic & Evolution- FCUP).
Priority will be given to:
• Researchers and students leading field expeditions in remote locations
• Researcher and students that work frequently in the field
• Other students and researchers.
REGISTRATION
Registration fees do not include accommodation or meals.
Registration is free of charge for CIBIO-BIOPOLIS Members (to be confirmed by the administrative services)
Participants will be evaluated before obtaining the certification of the 16-hour Outdoor 1st Aid, valid for 3 years. Participation in the workshop will warrant a certificate of attendance without quantitative evaluation
Application deadline: April 08, 2024