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The course will provide learners with the skills and knowledge to respond to a range of emergency outdoor situations including summoning assistance, responding to changes in vital signs, administering CPR and blood loss. The qualification meets the requirements of the Institute for Outdoor Learning band 2 training. Duration The minimum classroom contact time of 8 hours must be delivered over a minimum of 1 day. Syllabus A range of outdoor First Aid related subjects are covered including: • What is outdoor first aid? • First aid equipment • Summon assistance • Monitoring • Scene survey • Primary survey • Secondary assessment • Resuscitation • Disorders of respiration • Wounds and bleeding • Hypovolaemic shock