Remote Area & Wilderness First Aid Training

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  “Training and assessment delivered on behalf of Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909”

This course provides the knowledge and skills to perform first aid in remote situations where medical attention or assistance is delayed and the First Aider may be required to attend to an injured or ill person for an extended period due to inclement weather or geographical obstacles such as an isolated location or rough terrain.

The course gives students the skills and knowledge to provide First Aid response, life support and management of person(s), the incident and other First Aiders in remote situations until the arrival of medical or other assistance.  

The course can also be adapted or modified for organisations or groups with specific remote requirements.

Providing effective, lifesaving first aid interventions requires instruction and practical training. 

This is especially true where it relates to potentially fatal illnesses and injuries, such as those that require cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or involve severe bleeding in a challenging environment and where help is further away.  

Course Subjects Include;

Remote considerations in the provision of first aid, including:

• Typical hazards and strategies for preparing supplies to address contingencies,
• Management options relating to transporting casualty, including 

                 Aero-medical evacuation,

• How to identify and prepare areas for safe evacuation, including aero-medical evacuation,
• How and when to access emergency response services,
• Communication systems, equipment and methods available in remote situations,
• Priorities of management in first aid when dealing with life-threatening conditions,
• Specific considerations contextualised to alpine, desert, marine, rural/remote settings and tropical environments 

Standard principles and procedures for first aid management of the following scenarios, contextualised to the candidate’s remote and/or isolated situation;

• Abdominal injuries
• allergic reactions & Anaphylaxis
• Bleeding & Shock
• Burns
• cardiac conditions
• choking and airway obstruction
• crush injuries
• convulsions & seizures
• diabetes
• drowning
• envenomation (Bites & Stings)
• hypothermia
• hyperthermia (dehydration, heat stroke)
• epilepsy
• eye and ear injuries
• fractures
• head, neck and spinal injuries
• minor skin injuries
• needle stick injuries
• poisoning and toxic substances
• respiratory distress including asthma
• soft tissue injuries
• unconsciousness, abnormal breathing or not  breathing