Outdoor First Aid Courses with Isle of Wight Sea Kayaking

For most people, attending a first aid course does not become a priority until they are involved in an incident; could you honestly say you’d know what to do when confronted with a paddler lying face down on the side of the river bank? Could you act to give them the very best chance of survival? If that was one of your paddling friends could you be sure the stress of the situation would allow you to think clearly? Our approach to 1st Aid courses is not to spend the time fine tuning your bandaging skills, but to give you reliable dependable approaches to dealing with incidents; we assume intelligence and problem solving skills indicative of outdoor people. The one day BCU Aquatic 1st Aid and REC Basic courses give a basic level of awareness of the fundamental 1st Aid procedures and common paddling injuries. The two day (16 hour) Emergency Course and Level 2 Aquatic Course goes a little further than the Basic or Level 1 Aquatic while still covering the same information, they go into a lot more depth and allow for more time to cover specific outdoor related injuries. The Emergency and Level 2 Aquatic course meets the requirements of the BCU leadership awards. Our 1st aid coaches are active outdoor people and we will tailor the course to the sporting interests of participants, such as Mountaineering, Sailing, Kayaking or Mountain Biking.

All our advertised courses are run on the Isle of Wight, but if you have a group and require a course to be run at another location please contact us for a discussion on what we can provide for you.