Specialised Outdoor Survival

Specialised Outdoor Survival RAW (Remote And Wilderness) First Aid training. Realistic training designed to help you manage emergencies when you are a long distance from help.

You’re hiking with a group of friends when one of them becomes seriously injured. You call for an ambulance but you know it won’t arrive for hours. Would you know what to do? People that work or play in remote areas often require a more extensive training program than an Urban “Senior/Level 2” First Aid course. SOS courses will give you extended knowledge and skills to deal with situations that ma

y occur whilst in a remote location. Our courses are scenario based which means you get hands on experience to prepare you for the real thing. They are fun, practical and very comprehensive. We use stage makeup and blood to give the realistic effect. There are simply no other first aid courses like it.
2 day Essential RAW First Aid
4 day RAW First Aid
6-7 day Advanced RAW First Aid
10 day Level 1 RAW Medic Course which includes full qualification– Certificate II in Emergency Medical Services First Response. Other options available include: (additional costs apply)
EMT Course- Certificate IV Healthcare
Refresher training for existing Wilderness First Aid Certificate Holders
Provide Pain Management (The Green Whistle)
Customised courses– Developed in consultation with your organisation. Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (TAE)

30/04/2023

The case of a hunter in the Kaimanawa Ranges has highlighted the importance of taking your locater beacon with you at all times when in remote areas.

24/03/2023

Most people, like Cairns hiker Naomi (📸), who have been stung by one of Australia’s most dangerous plants have experienced moderate to severe pain.

Unfortunately, a new study has found there is no definitive treatment for stinging tree-related injuries.

And worryingly, many people who have been stung by the stinging tree aka Gympie Gympie (Dendrocnide moroides), had never heard of the plant before they encountered its painful touch.

In the largest study of its kind in medical history, a team of clinicians from Cairns Hospital have conducted research into stinging tree exposures, including current known treatments.

Read about their findings here: https://www.cairns-hinterland.health.qld.gov.au/about-us/news/new-study-highlights-trees-painful,-lingering-touch

19/03/2023
24/02/2023

When you're heading outdoors, it's good to be prepared for any potential first aid emergencies. A common first aid incident in the Australian bush are tick bites.

Learn how to safely remove ticks here 👉 fastaid.com.au/blogs/first-aid-for-life/how-to-safely-remove-a-tick

09/08/2022
02/06/2022

Well do they?
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I’ve been getting a lot of requests for literature on prehospital tourniquet use, here is a great study to look at.
What they did: Prospective study, 29 Trauma Centers (1,310 patients with 1,130 TQs placed), looked for Massive Extremity Trauma (MET)- which patients received a prehospital tourniquet- did prehospital tourniquets reduce shock on arrival (defined as arrival SBP

16/05/2022

Q: What does keeping someone warm have to do with Stopping the Bleed?

A: from When you are cold you bleed more!
When someone is bleeding, their body is actively trying to form clots to stop bleeding. When someone’s temperature starts to decrease platelets stop sticking to the damaged blood vessel and to each other (this the start of a blood clot). As temperature continues to decrease the enzymes that cause blood to form clots (coagulation factors) stop working. Also, as you bleed more, your body produces less energy (shock state) and so you get even colder and bleed even more. All of this together make someone bleed a lot more internally and makes it much harder for the surgeons to correct bleeding once they get to the hospital.
ANYBODY CAN WARM A CASUALTY. It doesn’t take special training and it is a critical step in training (often not taught). Find blankets, replace wet with dry clothing, use a dedicated hypothermia kit, snuggle up, whatever you need to do to keep them warm. Remember, casualties can get hypothermic in room temperature environments (70 degrees inside is 28 degrees below body temperature).

04/05/2022

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