The Leading Qualifications For Pre-hospital Care
Advanced Outdoor First Aid – 35 Hours
Step up to advanced wilderness medicine
Our 35-hour Advanced Outdoor First Aid course goes beyond the basics. It’s aligned with the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA) standard, preparing you for extended care in remote settings.
You’ll learn how to:
Use airway adjuncts, OPA, NPA
Use of oxygen
Provide extended patient care (24–48 hrs) before evacuation
Clean and manage wounds to prevent infection
Assess and stabilise head, neck & spine injuries
Manage hypothermia, hyperthermia, and altitude illness
Deal with seizures, heart issues, allergies, and mental health crises
Use splints, pelvic binders, improvised stretcher, and shelters for long-term care
Lead evacuation planning and communicate effectively with emergency services
👉 Ideal for: expedition leaders, mountain professionals, international trekkers, and anyone responsible for groups in challenging environments.
Location: Chiltern Hills AONB (The Horse Trust or Aston Rowant Nature Reserve)
Duration: 4–5 days (35 hours)
Certification: Regulated Advanced Outdoor First Aid certificate (valid 3 years)
✅ Includes: free online course, 40% Montane gear discount, community membership, post-incident support, money-back guarantee, and donation to Mountain Rescue.
Over 5 days, you will fulfil the competencies set out in the Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine skills framework at descriptor level D (Advanced Provider).
Example of content:
✅Primary Survey <C>ABC
✅Secondary Survey
✅ABCDE approach
✅Catastrophic Bleeding including tourniquet's & haemostatic dressing's
✅Airway management including use of Oro-pharyngeal & Naso-pharyngeal airway's
✅Manual suction device
✅Emergency Oxygen
✅Helmet removal
✅Cervical collar
✅Pelvic immobilisation Fractures
✅Splinting
✅Illnesses
✅Basic wound management and prolonged care in the field
✅Introduction to Psychological First AId
As with all our courses you are invited to join our community and take advantage of free workshops to practice and develop your skills.
This is a five day course, we offer it as five consecutive days or split into two blocks (check dates). You need to be available for both blocks of dates. Training is held at the Horse Trust, Nr Speen, Buckinghamshire.
The certificate lasts for three years, there is an option to complete a three day requalification course.
The skills taught on this course can be used in the UK, you may wish to check your employers insurance or you can take out personal insurance.
Group bookings are available. Please contact the office for more information.
Advanced Outdoor First Aid
“Our team have received first aid training for the past two years from Bruce. His comprehensive scenarios and wealth of knowledge has given our team members both confidence and a fantastic skill set for dealing with any and all accidents they may encounter.
The cost of the course is competitive compared to other providers and the group sizes allow for greater support on an individual basis.
We intend to continue sourcing our first aid training from this excellent provider.”
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