Three day Mountain Leader First Aid course (MLFA)
Brief Overview:
The overall aim of the Mountain
Leader First Aid Course is to provide
the students with sufficient knowledge
and skills to competently and
confidently deal with a life threatening
Emergency. This first aid course
provides skills to assist a casualty in
the mountains until professional help
arrives.
Learning Outcomes:
To provide the student with the
knowledge, skills and confidence to deal
with a medical emergency in a remote
location where the emergency services
are unable to attend within the
government target time.
Course content
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Wilderness
First aid kits and contents. -
Introduction to casualty care in remote environments.
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Incident management in the mountains.
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Priorities at the scene of an accident.
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Triage - prioritising of casualties.
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Disorders of the respiratory and cardiovascular system.
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Basic life support.
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Control of severe bleeding and wound management.
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Shock – diagnosis and treatment.
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Fractures and soft tissue injuries.
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Head and spinal trauma.
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Wilderness medical problems.
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Effects of changing temperatures.
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Burns and scalds
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Casualty handling.
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Indoor and outdoor scenarios
Delivery Method:
PowerPoint presentations, discussions,
demonstrations and video are used to
present simple theory. This is combined
with a significant amount of practical
work, indoor scenarios and outdoor
scenarios to ensure that first aid
techniques are fully understood and can
be applied in a variety of situations.
Each participant is provided with a
comprehensive first aid manual.
Target Audience:
This course is suitable for those
wishing to have extended skills in
mountain first aid and/or has been
designated Mountain Leader (Course
complies with guidelines recommended by
BASI, Snowsport Scotland, BCU, MLTA,
Mountain Leader Training Association)
Course location:
Delivered In House (Training venues can
be arranged, phone for details)
Length:
Mountain Leader FAW - 18 hours (3 days)
Frequency:
Every 3 years
Any associated award:
External assessment by HSE assessors and
a HSE FAW certificate & Training
provider certificate valid for three
years.
Training Pack
Included in the course cost is a
Comprehensive student pack & workbook.
Course Cost:
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