Blue Peris Mountain Centre | Rescue and Emergency Care First Aid Courses


Rescue and Emergency Care First Aid Courses

	REC First Aid Course Dates and Prices 2008 Saturday and Sunday 4th and 5th October 2008 Saturday and Sunday 15th and 16th November 2008 For both of these dates: � 130.00 non residential � 145.00 residential Residential courses include the use of the centre's bunk house, White Peris, and is based on self catering. We are only 10minutes drive away from a variety of other bunkhouses, guesthouses, club huts and Llanberis. All costs include certificates and use of all bandages etc. You do not need to supply your own, unlike many other providers. No previous first aid training is required to attend these courses. 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. updated 24 6 08