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ONLINE MOUNTAIN FIRST AID COURSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
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This online First Aid course will equip participants with the skills and knowledge to help family, friends and sporting buddies when out enjoying the mountains, potentially in remote areas where emergency help may take time to arrive. It is made up of 2 main modules, Basic Life Support and Basic First Aid in the Mountains, split into four 2-hour online sessions. Each participant will be sent their own equipment (an inflatable manikin, a mock-up defibrillator 130, a triangular bandage, and a crepe bandage) to be able to practice during the sessions.
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Module 1 Basic Life Support
* The principles behind Basic Life Support/Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for children and adults.
* Using manikins to practice the skills of performing chest compressions and giving rescue breaths. * How to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). * How to help a choking child or adult. * What to do in the event of drowning. * The common causes of unconsciousness and the safe positioning of an unconscious child or adult. * The symptoms and signs of heart attacks and strokes and their First Aid. Module 2 Basic First Aid in the Mountains
* A simple protocol to follow when approaching any accident/unwell person in the mountains.
* Some life-saving phone apps that could help you in a time of need. * How to call a rescue helicopter and how to prepare for its landing. * The importance of head and spinal injuries and what to do. * How to deal with broken bones, sprains, dislocations and knee injuries. * How to deal with major bleeding and more minor cuts and grazes. * How to prevent cold injuries including hypothermia and frostbite but also how to recognise and manage them if signs/symptoms do arise. |
WHO IS THIS COURSE SUITABLE FOR?
Anyone who regularly spends time in the mountains in any capacity including skiing, boarding, touring,
snowshoeing, climbing, cycling or hiking and who is interested in learning new skills or refreshing old ones.
snowshoeing, climbing, cycling or hiking and who is interested in learning new skills or refreshing old ones.
There is no requirement to have undertaken any other training in First Aid before attending this course.
WHEN IS THE COURSE TAKING PLACE?
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Session 1
Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 |
Thursday 21 January, 19:00-21:00
Thursday 28 January, 19:00-21:00 Thursday 4 February, 19:00-21:00 Thursday 11 February, 19:00-21:00 |
WHAT MATERIAL DO I NEED TO TAKE PART?
* Computer, tablette or smartphone
* Internet access
* Pen and paper for note taking
* Internet access
* Pen and paper for note taking
WHO WILL TEACH THE MOUNTAIN FIRST AID COURSE?
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Dr Michelle Wright will teach this class. She is a British-trained General Practitioner and is well-known in Suisse Romande as the resident doctor on World Radio Switzerland, with her show "Health Matters". She leads the HealthFirst team of doctors, nurses and midwives who deliver physical and mental health First Aid training throughout Switzerland. More than 10,000 people have benefited from their dynamic courses since 2008.
Michelle also works part-time as a doctor in the Staff Medical Service of the International Labour Organisation, Geneva, maintaining her patient contact and
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clinical work. One of her professional interests is health promotion and disease prevention and she knows that learning good First Aid techniques reduces the impact of injuries and saves lives.
When she isn’t working, Michelle loves spending time in the Swiss Alps and is a keen off-piste skier/ski-tourer in the winter and hiker in the summer.
WHAT LANGUAGE IS COURSE TAUGHT IN?
The course is delivered in English.
IS THIS COURSE RECOGNISED?
Successful candidates will receive a HealthFirst certificate of Attendance in CPR and First Aid in the
Mountains. This is valid for 2 years.
Mountains. This is valid for 2 years.
HOW MANY PARTICIPANTS CAN TAKE PART IN THIS ONLINE VERSION?
The course will take place with a minimum of 12 participants.
HOW MUCH DOES THE ONLINE MOUNTAIN FIRST AID COURSE COST?
We've secured a special SHEzone rate at CHF 225.-/participant.
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The cost includes:
* 4x 2-hour sessions
* experienced medical instructor teaching
* an inflatable manikin
* a mock-up defibrillator 130
* a triangular bandage
* a crepe bandage
* shipping costs of first aid equipment needed for course
* our hallmark smiles on screen
* experienced medical instructor teaching
* an inflatable manikin
* a mock-up defibrillator 130
* a triangular bandage
* a crepe bandage
* shipping costs of first aid equipment needed for course
* our hallmark smiles on screen
Minimum of 12 participants for course to be confirmed
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