ITC Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid Emergency Action

Topics include:

• Roles & responsibilities
• Dealing with collapse (with and without breathing)
• Choking
• Bleeding
• Shock
• Some illnesses
• Environmental effects
• Heat and cold injuries
• Using first aid kit
• Outdoor specific scenarios and outdoor incident management

This qualification is designed to provide outdoor incident management techniques and latest protocols. Typical delivery methods are predominantly practical, with elements occurring out of doors in outdoor clothing and on various terrains. The course is assessed by continual observation of candidate performance.

Qualification training requires:

• 1:12 tutor to candidate ratio.
• Course must be completed within 4 weeks of starting.
• Each delivery session must be a minimum of 2 hours.
• Successful completion will result in candidate gaining ITC Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid Emergency Action with a valid (licence to practice) lifetime of 3 years from date of completion.
• The qualification is re-validated by attending another similar course after 3 years.