Emergency first aid at work +Forestry

Welcome to Emergency Life Support Team, where we provide the training you need for those critical moments when every second counts. Our unique Emergency First Aid at Work + F (EFAW + F) course is specifically designed for outdoor workers in forestry settings, equipping you with the essential skills and knowledge to provide extended care to patients before medical help arrives. In this challenging environment, where access to emergency services may be delayed, our course goes beyond the basics, offering additional skills and considerations necessary for effective first aid. Join us and be prepared to save lives when it truly matters.

Outdoor First Aid presents rescuers with the unique situation of prolonged care of a patient in a remote area before help arrives. This means that the rescuer is responsible for providing first aid care for the victim until help arrives.

The rescuer may be faced with many challenges, including:

• The need to improvise first aid equipment and supplies because not all of them will be available in remote environments.
• The need to provide long-term care because help may not arrive for hours.
• The need to provide emergency care when there are no emergency supplies or equipment available.

This course adheres to Band 3 of the Institute for Outdoor Learning Outdoor First Aid Training Framework. We have developed our 16-hour outdoor first aid course to be as practical and as real as it gets. The realistic casualty scenarios really bring the course to life and are a highly effective way of learning how to provide first aid. One of the many unique elements of this course is the proven neuroscience of staying calm in an emergency, skills which are used by special forces.

We gradually build up your skills and knowledge backed up by a realistic scenario putting it all together.

You are assessed on the outdoor first aid course but it is an ongoing assessment, this removes any of the formal exam nerves.

You will not see a single PowerPoint slide on your course! So far we have never had a complaint about this one.

Applying the Neuroscience of Learning to First Aid

• Context-Dependent Memory: We train using realistic simulations because the brain best retrieves information in the exact environment it was learned.

• Neuroplasticity Through Mistakes: Embracing errors during training actively rewires the brain, building stronger, more resilient neural pathways for real-world accuracy.

• Bypassing the Amygdala Hijack: We teach the brain to override the natural panic response, allowing you to access your training when under stress.

• Encoding Muscle Memory: Using dynamic, hands-on practice to move life-saving skills from conscious thought to automatic, confident reflex.

Neuroscience-Backed Stress Reduction Techniques:

• The Physiological Sigh: Two quick inhales followed by an extended exhale to rapidly offload carbon dioxide, instantly lowering your heart rate and calming the nervous system.

• Tactical Breathing: Using rhythmic breathing patterns to stimulate the vagus nerve and shift the brain completely out of “fight or flight.”