Individual Bookings
Please contact the centre for a booking form and further details.
Group Bookings
If you are a group of 6 or more individuals that need a REC First aid course we can arrange one especially for your group.
Please contact the centre for prices.
About REC
All the first aid training provided at Blue Peris is
delivered under the authority of Rescue Emergency
Care. REC, is one of the UK's leading HSE approved
organisations for outdoor first aid training and is
recognised by MLTB, RYA, BCU and many other National
Sport Governing Bodies.
The widespread popularity of these courses is due to
the very practical, lively and involved content that
provides knowledge and confidence to course
participants. These courses are not designed to
overload you with terminology they will give you the
strategies and skills you need to manage incidents
properly in an emergency including dealing with
multiple casualty situations.
In addition, the national structure of the REC scheme
enables trainers to enhance courses by using their own
experiences and expertise. As a result of this
diversity, Blue Peris adds dimensions in its courses
specifically for the mountain, water and outdoor
environment.
The Course
Level 2. Emergency. (16 hour)
This practical course is recognized as the minimum
qualification suitable for most National Governing
Body qualifications, such as ML, summer and winter,
SPA, WGL, BCU, RYA, BOF, BASI, D of E, In house
schemes etc.
In addition it is also ideally suited for instructors,
teachers, youth workers, leaders, climbers, canoeists
alongside anyone working in the outdoors.
The course covers all the main areas of first aid
which are appropriate for people in urban environments
with an ambulance never far away, but also for people
working in remote areas, where advanced medical aid
may be a long time coming or evacuation may be
required.
Course Content
Below gives a brief overview of the course content.
Day 1
Vital signs
Body examination
Accident procedure
ABCDE
Body examination
Safe Airway Position ( SAP )
Unconsciousness
Breathing difficulties
CPR
Plus drowning
Circulation problems
Shock
Casulaty handling
Day 2
Fractures
Dislocations
Common Injuries
Environmental Injuries
Common Illnesses
Triage - Multiple casualties
First aid kits
About your Tutor
Mark Baggy Richards is a very accomplished mountaineer
and outdoor education/pursuits teacher with over 30
years active experience. He is Head of Centre at Blue
Peris, holds the MIC ( The highest mountaineering qualification within the UK ), worked at
Plas y Brenin the National Mountain Centre for 5 years
and is a qualified outdoor education teacher.
Alongside this he has held positions in a variety of
Outdoor Education Centres as a teacher, works for
Jagged Globe and Glenmore Lodge ( The Scottish
National Mountain Centre ) on a part time basis.
Combining this with being a passionate and active
mountaineer and climber world wide, alongside being a
paddler, caver, and paragliding pilot gives him a
excellent knowledge and experience in dealing with
incidents He holds the Rescue Emergency Care
Instructional Certificate (REC) and has been involved
with REC for over 5 years.
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