- Level 3 Award in Activity First Aid
- Includes Emergency First Aid at Work
- Compliant with Resuscitation Council (UK) Guidelines
- Friendly, relaxed courses taught by professionals
Specifically designed for those involved in any form of activity, including sports, leisure and recreation. As well as Basic Life Support, this comprehensive qualification also includes many other first aid conditions.
Our Level 3 Award in Activity First Aid course is regulated by The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). Don’t accept anything else!
This two-day Level 3 qualification is perfect for those with a responsibility at work, or in voluntary and community activities, to provide first aid when dealing with emergencies whilst undertaking activities, such as football, rugby, running and more. It’s the ideal first aid training for fitness instructors, activity group leaders and PE teachers.
Day one of this qualification contains and covers the learning outcomes of the Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work.
Courses are delivered in a friendly, relaxed manner by experienced outdoor professionals. We keep medical jargon to a minimum with the focus being on practical, active learning. We believe the best way to learn is by ‘doing’ and not by sitting in a classroom with a notebook listening to someone talk at you. Where weather conditions allow, we’ll try to work outdoors as much as possible.
Over the two days, we’ll cover a range of activity first aid topics including:
- Responsibilities and reporting
- Assessment of the situation
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- Basic hygiene in First Aid
- Fractures
- Drowning injuries
- Electrical injuries
- Resuscitation and use of an AED (automated external defibrillator or ‘defib’)
- Heart attacks
- Minor injuries
- Bleeding control
- Head injuries
- Diabetes
- Spinal injuries
- Angina
- Choking
- Seizures
- Shock
- Asthma
- Burns
- Heat and cold
- Duration - 2 days (12 hours)
- Group - Up to 12
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Age - 14+
Under 18's must be accompanied by their parent or guardian and cannot assume responsibility of being a first aider in the workplace until the age of 16. - Validity - 3 years
- Price - Contact us!
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Frequently Asked Questions
The course takes place over two days. We usually start at 9am and aim to finish before 4pm each day.
Our first aid courses take place at Boulder Adventures in Llanberis. Located in the heart of the village, we have use of a spacious classroom as well as large gardens and outdoor area.
We’re proud to offer some of the best value first aid courses in the UK. Our two-day Level 3 Activity First Aid Qualification costs £125 for adults (aged 18+). Successful candidates will receive a digital certificate at the end of the course.
You can either choose to pay in full when you book online or if you book by phone you can avoid the online booking fees imposed by our booking provider.
Of course! Here’s everything you’ll learn on your two day Activity First Aid course:
Unit 1:
- Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider
1.1 Identify the role and responsibilities of a first aider
1.2 Identify how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others
1.3 Identify the need for consent to provide first aid - Be able to assess an emergency situation safely
2.1 Conduct a scene survey
2.2 Conduct a primary survey of a casualty
2.3 Summon appropriate assistance when necessary - Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty
3.1 Identify when to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
3.2 Demonstrate adult CPR using a manikin
3.3 Identify how to perform CPR for:
• children
• victims of drowning
3.4 Identify when to place a casualty into the recovery position
3.5 Demonstrate how to place a casualty into the recovery position
3.6 Demonstrate continual monitoring of breathing whilst the casualty is in the recovery position
3.7 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is experiencing a seizure - Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is choking
4.1 Identify when a casualty is choking
4.2 Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty who is choking - Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding
5.1 Identify whether external bleeding is life-threatening
5.2 Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty with external bleeding - Know how to provide first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock
6.1 Recognise when a casualty is suffering from shock
6.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock - Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries
7.1 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with:
• small cuts
• grazes
• bruises
• small splinters
• nosebleeds
7.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with minor burns and scalds
Unit 2:
- Be able to conduct a secondary survey
1.1 Identify the information to be collected when gathering a casualty history
1.2 Demonstrate how to conduct a head to toe survey - Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected injuries to bones, muscles and joints
2.1 Recognise a suspected:
• fracture or dislocation
• sprain or strain
2.2 Identify how to administer first aid for a casualty with suspected:
• fracture or dislocation
• sprain or strain
2.3 Demonstrate how to apply:
• a support sling
• an elevated sling - Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries
3.1 Recognise a suspected:
• head injury
• spinal injury
3.2 Identify how to administer first aid for a suspected head injury
3.3 Demonstrate how to administer first aid for a casualty with a suspected spinal injury - Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injuries
4.1 Identify how to administer first aid for suspected:
• fractured ribs
• penetrating chest injury - Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with an eye injury
5.1 Identify how to administer first aid for a casualty with:
• a foreign body in eye
• an eye injury - Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with bites and stings
6.1 Identify how to administer first aid for:
• bites
• stings - Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with anaphylaxis
7.1 Recognise suspected anaphylaxis
7.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with suspected anaphylaxis
7.3 Demonstrate the use of a ‘training device’ adrenaline auto-injector - Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected major illness
8.1 Recognise suspected:
• heart attack
• epileptic seizure
• asthma attack
• diabetic hypoglycaemic emergency
8.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty suffering from:
• heart attack
• epileptic seizure
• asthma attack
• diabetic hypoglycaemic emergency - Know how to provide first aid to a casualty suffering from the effects of heat or cold
9.1 Recognise the following conditions:
• shivering
• hypothermia
• dehydration
• heat exhaustion
• hyperthermia
9.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty suffering from the following conditions:
• shivering
• hypothermia
• dehydration
• heat exhaustion
• hyperthermia
