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First Aid Requirements for Orienteering Coaches

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First Aid Requirements for Orienteering Coaches

Level 1 Coaches – are not compelled to hold a first aid certificate, although to do so would clearly be a good thing.

Level 2 Coaches – in order to pass your assessment and in order to remain qualified must you must possess a current first aid certificate resulting from at least 4 hours of training with an organization which is a Health and Safety Executive approved course provider. The award of the certificate must involve an element of assessment and the training must cover basic life support and emergency aid.

Coaches at Level 3 and Above – in order to pass your assessment and in order to remain qualified you must possess a current first aid certificate resulting from at least 14 hours of training with an organization which is a Health and Safety Executive approved course provider. The award of the certificate must involve an element of assessment and the training must cover more than basic life support and emergency aid.

The following courses/certificates are all acceptable as a First Aid qualification for British Orienteering Coaching Award Scheme. It is recommended that all Coaches at renewal attend the course devised by the British Orienteering in consultation with the British Red Cross Society (BRCS). Any drawbacks on particular courses are in brackets.

• BRCS Expedition with Orienteering Module
• BRCS Expedition
• BRCS Practical First Aid
• BRCS Standard First Aid www.redcross.org.uk/firstaid
• St Johns Standard First Aid www.sja.org.uk
• St Andrews Standard First Aid www.firstaid.org.uk
• British Ski Patrol leader (emphasis on snow/slope work)
• HSE 4 Day Course (assumes ambulance is imminent) www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/
• Andy Sherriff, First Aid for Mountaineers & Instructors, Nyth yr Hebog, Llandyrnog, Denbigh, LL16 4HB Email: firstaidinfo@btconnect.com Web: www.andysherriff.co.uk
• Courses suitable for all levels and qualifications related to outdoor activities / sports - "First Aid for Mountaineers & Instructors" being highly appropriate for coaches
• Leuan Jones/North Wales (mainly for mountain rescue, i.e. severe injury; Standard First Aid more appropriate for orienteering) Gerry Lynch 01248 600589
• Immediate Temporary First Aid Course
• Mountainwater Safety, 4 Day Rescue & Emergency Care
• Outdoor First Aid, Valley Training www.valleytraining.co.uk based in Dorchester
• Outwardly Mobile First Aid www.outwardlymobile.com
• Casualty CARE first Aid Training more info from elspeth@meremountains.f9.co.uk
• Vital Signs – Keswick, Mountain/outdoor first aid course www.vitalsigns.org.uk

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