16 HOUR OUTDOOR FIRST AID
"A comprehensive outdoor first aid course, essential for anyone working or playing in the outdoors" .
Open courses: £135 (with discount)
Private courses: from £540
Course Details
2-Day Course
An immersive, practical, hands-on course covering the full Institute for Outdoor Learning Level 3 syllabus...and more!
1 :6 Instructor / Candidates
Institute of Outdoor Learning approved
All of Outdoor First Aid courses are Institute of Outdoor Learning approved. This course will revalidate all NGB qualifications
Clinical Instructors
All our first aid courses are delivered by qualified healthcare professionals, experienced in delivering care in the outdoor environment.
Taught by those that do.
Open & Honest Pricing
Easy to work out costings for groups and private courses at your own venue.
7-Days a week
Our courses are available 7-days a week at no additional cost.
Outdoor emergencies present the rescuer with unique challenges. Environmental conditions, high risk activities, managing a casualty for prolonged periods, and having limited equipment add to the list of problems.
Our Outdoor First Aid courses are designed with these challenges in mind, only using or adapting what you would realistically have available to treat the casualty.
APEXi Outdoor First Aid courses are taught and assessed through practical hands-on teaching and realistic outdoor scenarios, prepare you for dealing with casualties in challenging circumstances.
Our instructors, through many years of working in, and teaching emergency care, have developed courses that enable you to deal with critical situations in the worst conditions.
Aren’t APEXi just the same as any other Outdoor First Aid training provider?
No, we believe we have a purpose. We live and breathe emergency care and the outdoors, appreciating what it is like to provide care in the outdoors on a cold, wet, windy summit...it is vastly different to a nice warm classroom!
Our courses have been developed by experienced Advanced Healthcare Professionals, who specialise in both the outdoors and providing emergency care. Combine this with years of experience teaching learners, anywhere from Consultant to First Aider, we are confident that we have the skills to help make your First Aid journey as enjoyable as possible.
APEXi courses are approved by The Institute for Outdoor Learning, placing us as a benchmark provider, ensuring you will receive the highest standards of training, every time.
Our aim is simple...to ensure that if we were the casualty, we would want you there!
It is our instructors that really set us apart!
APEXi courses are always delivered by Healthcare Professionals with years of clinical experience responding to and dealing with emergency situations in the same environment as you. When you combine with this with years of working in the outdoors, there is a wealth of experience to draw on.
All our instructors also have a wealth of teaching experience, regularly teaching anything from Advanced Life Support through to Community First Responders and First Aid.
Be rest assured they are not here to confuse and bamboozle you! All their experience means they know how to avoid complex medical jargon, keep things simple, and teach you what you need to know.
We are renowned for creating an easy going, relaxed atmosphere, allowing you to build your confidence and feel comfortable asking questions…why learn any other way?
Our courses are specifically designed so that Day 1 of our courses covers the syllabus for our 8-Hour courses, and Day 2 provides the additional syllabus required for our 16-Hour Outdoor qualifications.
DAY 1
UNIT 1 - ESSENTIAL OUTDOOR FIRST AID
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Roles and Responsibilities
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Scene Safety & Incident Management
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First Aid Kits
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Primary & Secondary Assessment
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Environmental Protection
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The Unresponsive Casualty (inc. Safe Airway Position & Helmet Removal) *
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Adult & Child CPR, AED & Choking
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Severe/Catastrophic Bleeding & Shock (inc. use of torniquet & haemostatic agents)
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Minor Injuries (Wounds, Bleeding, Burns, Eye & Dental Injuries)
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Bites & Stings (inc. Ticks/Lyme's Disease)
DAY 2
UNIT 2 - MANAGEMENT OF ILLNESS AND INJURY IN THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES:
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Asthma
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Anaphylaxis
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Heart Attack
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Diabetes
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Seizures
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Sepsis/Meningitis
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Stroke
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Poisoning
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Extremes of Temperature & Dehydration
TRAUMA:
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Burns & Scalds
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Drowning & Immersion
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Limb Injuries
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Chest, Abdomen & Pelvic Injuries
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Head & Spinal Injuries*
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Crush & Suspension Injuries
* High-risk activities usually involve wearing a helmet. For this reason, we include helmet removal as standard on all our courses.
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We recognise that some NGB qualifications only require an 8-hour Outdoor First Aid qualification. However, the chances are that you do more outdoors, or might be in a situation where being able to deal with an emergency might save someone’s life. For this reason, we always recommend a 16-hour (2-day) course.
All our Outdoor First Aid courses are created in a way so that if you only need an 8-hour course you just complete Day 1 of our 2-day course.
Remember, if you’ve enjoyed Day 1 and want to stay and learn more, no problem! You can book Day 2 while you are with us and attend the following day…the cost is exactly the same.
NGB REQUIREMENTS
All APEXi outdoor first aid courses are approved by the Institute of Outdoor Learning. These ensures that they will revalidate your National Governing Body qualifications.
Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
Businesses and individuals must ensure their chosen First Aid provider meets HSE standards by conducting due diligence. To make this process simple we have already done the hard work for you.
All our first aid course specifications contain a completed HSE “checklist for evaluating the competence of first-aid training organisations”. This clearly demonstrates how APEXi meet all the legal requirements as a First Aid training provider.
If you, have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
The best way to book is via our website, but alternative methods are available.
Online:
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Select the course date and venue of your choice.
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Select either 8-hour or 16-hour course length.
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Apply your member’s discount.
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Pay online by either credit/debit card, PayPal, Google Pay or request an invoice*.
*Payment by invoice, must be in full before your place is confirmed.
Contact us:
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Check that the course you are wishing to book is available.
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Use the "Contact Us" form, including the course date, location and any discount you are entitled to.
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We will get back to you as soon as we can to confirm your booking.
Remember, if you pay through PayPal or Stripe, you have the option to spread your payments (subject to their terms and conditions).
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Please use the Discount Code: OUTDOOR15
We will require evidence of a valid membership number when booking your place (picture of a valid membership card or screenshot).
We reserve the right to charge the full course amount for those unable to provide evidence of membership.
Please get in touch if you have any queries prior to booking our courses. Unfortunately, we are unable to apply discounts after an online booking has been placed.
Alongside our open courses, we are able to deliver our courses at a location of your choice, 7 days a week.
In no small part, and thanks to our highly experienced instructors, we are also able to deliver bespoke content, bespoke courses and simulation days.
Please get in touch to discuss your needs.
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Private Courses
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1-4
candidates
£135
per person*
£540 (Fixed)
save 30% pp
5-8
candidates
add £110
per person*
£650 - £980
save 50% pp
9-12
candidates
add £80
per person *
£1,060 - £1,300
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Same great prices, we simply add the hire cost.
* Within a 50 mile radius. Our courses are available anywhere in the UK (additional mileage/subsistence charges may apply).
Outdoor First Aid qualifications made simple.
We appreciate that people often work, play, or volunteer, in many different areas. We often hear of people having to do multiple first aid courses, or have certificates refused because certain content wasn't covered.
That's why we developed our courses with this in mind. Our courses allow you to obtain multiple different qualifications, all with one course.
If you have any questions, or need additional topics covering, please get in touch. We are always looking at ways to improve our courses.
On this course you can obtain:
16-hour Outdoor
First Aid
Emergency First Aid
at Work (EFAW)
Forestry
EFAW +F
FREE
OUTDOOR FIRST AID SCENARIO DAYS
Regardless of whether you have done your 16-hour Outdoor First Aid course with us, we offer free scenario days to keep your skills up to date. Three years is a long time!
Work with our highly experienced instructors in a relaxed fun environment, practise your skills and learn new tips & tricks to help improve your casualty care.
