First Aid Courses
All first aid training at Lurgaboy Lodge is provided through Rescue and Emergency Care. REC is a Health & Safety Executive approved national organisation, qualifying outdoor professionals and interested parties to provide emergency training to HSE standards. The emphasis is always on practical skills and enjoyment.
Lurgaboy Lodge has first class facilities for First Aid Training.
Lurgaboy Lodge can also provide special emergency care courses for groups, specifically tailored to your needs, from a few hours to one week. We can cater for most specialist needs.
The REC courses we offer are:-
Emergency
Mountain
Standard
Advanced
Trainers
High altitude First Aid
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Emergency €“ 2 days
No previous training is required for this course.
It is the minimum level of First Aid training recognised by the MLTUK, BCU, BASI, ASSI, BOF and most other governing bodies. |
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Mountain €“ 3 days
This course follows the same basic outline as the Emergency course, but with an additional day there is more time available to look at mountain specific issues and practical scenarios. It is most appropriate for the professional mountaineer, particularly the MIA, MIC or British Mountain Guide who need more specific training.
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Standard €“ 4 days (HSE first aid at work)
This course is designed to teach basic First Aid and to cover First Aid for statutory and workplace needs. The holder of this certificate will then be able to organise and provide the first aid provision at work according to HSE guidelines. It also, of course, validates governing body awards.
No previous experience necessary.
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Advanced €“ 2 days
This course is designed to take simple first aid further. It relies less on protocols and more on theory and understanding, allowing a flexible approach to difficult scenarios.
All course members should have completed a Standard REC course.
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Trainers €“ 4 days
This course looks at how to set up and run First Aid training courses. It also looks at specific teaching skills and methods. It includes video analysis of lecture presentations and practical assessment of first aid skills. On completion of the course you become an Assistant Trainer and serve an apprenticeship, observing and helping others on REC courses and ultimately becoming a REC trainer. |
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High altitude First Aid €“ 1 day
A one-day bolt-on for people who have done a basic first aid course e.g. REC Emergency. It looks specifically at altitude illness, and how to deal with this as well as other altitude related issues e.g. snow blindness, hydration, nutrition etc.
Ideal for those going to the greater ranges. It is also a chance to brush up on practical casualty care. |
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