Remote Emergency Care Level 2
Basics of 1st aid in outdoor environment, suitable for beginners. The course mostly focused on the DR ABC method and equipped us with a good set of skills to deal with the major sources of accident that could happen during a walk with CUHWC. The following topics were covered, in terms of diagnosis and first treatment: cardiac arrest, concussion, fractures, compression, stroke, heart attack, anaphylactic shock, asthma, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, shock, spinal injury, internal chest wound, epileptic seizures, hypothermia, faint, hypoglycaemia.
The course knew its limits. Scenarios were useful. Outdoor-focussed — it didn’t assume we’d have all the facilities and equipment likely to be found in civilised areas. It rained!
An excellent opportunity for those involved to either brush up their skills or to learn from nothing! The instructor (Angie) was good and allowed the content to be skewed slightly to what was most useful for us as hillwalkers. She had good war stories.
One of the attendees specifically took the course after a trip where they helped someone with a head injury on Haystacks; they now feel prepared for more, and would recommend it to all hillwalkers.