Courses

Basic Wilderness First Aid 

US ID 119567: Perform Basic Life Support and First Aid Procedures

NQF Level 1 - Credits 5

Pre-Requisites: 

• Communication at ABET level 3.

• Mathematical Literacy at ABET level 3

This course covers the most important basic first aid skills required to manage common medical and trauma emergencies at home and at the workplace until emergency services arrive to take over. Adapted especially for the Wilderness and remote area workplace. 

CPR in this course complies with the latest guidelines released by the American Heart Association.

Course Outline

• Principles of First Aid and Emergency Scene Management

• Medico-Legal Implications regarding First Aid

• Elementary Human Anatomy & Physiology 

• The Primary & Secondary Survey

• Primary Care – Basic Life Support: Adult

o Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)  

o Rescue Breathing  

o Choking Management 

• Shock

• Unconsciousness & Fainting

• Secondary Care

o Wounds & Bleeding

o Broken Bones & Fractures

o Burns

• Head & Spinal Injuries

• Envenomation Basics – Snakes, Spiders & Scorpions

• Remote Area Access to EMS

Formative Assessment

Practical Assessment (In Classroom): 

• Group Activities

Using a skills guide, each student is individually assessed on the following:

• CPR Techniques 

• Choking Management 

Practical Assessment (Simulated Rescue Scenario outside the classroom): 

Realistic scenarios with realistic injuries for gaining practical experience 

• Assess, diagnose, treat and stabilize an injured person ; 

• Use of a spinal immobilization device/stretcher 

• Safely secure and transport an injured person over a determined distance to an environmentally acceptable location

Summative Assessment

Written Exam 

Course Duration

3 Days

Course Fee

R1045.00 p/p

R895.00 p/p (groups of 10 or more)

Included in the fee: Learner workbooks, CPR Pouch with a mouthpiece & gloves, Laminated CPR reminder card, Certificate of Competency.

Course Accreditation: 

FP&M Seta (Accreditation No. FPM21/PRPACC-079)

Dept of Employment & Labour (Accreditation No: CI 495)

Endorsed by FGASA (Membership No: 17924)

Intermediate Wilderness First Aid 

US ID 120496: Provide Risk-Based Primary Emergency Care/First Aid in the Workplace

NQF Level 2 - Credits 5

Pre-Requisites: 

• Communication at NQF Level 1 or ABET Level 4.

• Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 1.

In order for the learner to achieve this unit standard the learner must already be competent in:

• Unit Standard ID 8494: "Demonstrate an understanding of HIV/AIDS and its implications “

• This is included in the Intermediate Wilderness First Aid

This course is focused on enabling the participant to provide primary emergency care in response to an occupational risk induced or any health emergency in the wilderness and remote area workplace.  On completion of this course the participant will be prepared to handle a wide range of Trauma and Medical Emergencies. 

This is the suggested minimum requirement for people working in the wilderness and remote area industry.

This is a pre-requisite for doing the advanced first aid course. 

CPR in this course complies with the latest guidelines released by the American Heart Association.

Course Outline

• Principles of First Aid 

• Emergency Scene Management

• Medico-Legal Implications regarding First Aid

• The Primary & Secondary Survey

• Primary Care – Basic Life Support: Adult, Child & Infant

o Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)  

o Rescue Breathing  

o Choking Management 

• Shock

• Unconsciousness & Fainting

• Secondary Care

o Wounds & Bleeding

o Broken Bones & Fractures

o Burns

• Head & Spinal Injuries

• Envenomation 

o Snakes, Spiders & Scorpions

• Environmental Emergencies (Heat & Cold)

• Medical Emergencies:

o Diabetes, Epilepsy, Asthma, Stroke

• Immobilisation & Transportation Techniques

• Remote Area Access to EMS/Rescue, which includes:

o Dealing with an emergency in remote areas

o Immobilisation & Transportation Techniques

o Emergency Management Plan Available Options 

• Patient Handover

• Incident/Accident Reporting

Formative Assessment

Practical Assessment (In Classroom): 

• Group Activities

Using a skills guide, each student is individually assessed on the following:

• CPR Techniques 

o 1 and 2-man

o Adult, Child & Infant

• Choking Management 

o Adult, Child & Infant

Practical Assessment (Simulated Rescue Scenario outside the classroom): 

Realistic scenarios with realistic injuries for gaining practical experience 

• Assess, diagnose, treat and stabilize an injured person ; 

• Use of a spinal immobilization device/stretcher 

• Safely secure and transport an injured person over a determined distance to an environmentally acceptable location

Summative Assessment

Written Exam 

Course Duration

4 Days

Course Fee

R1145.00 p/p

R995.00 p/p (groups of 10 or more)

Included in the fee: Learner workbooks, CPR Pouch with a mouthpiece & gloves, Laminated CPR reminder card, Certificate of Competency.

Course Accreditation: 

FP&M Seta (Accreditation No. FPM21/PRPACC-079)

Dept of Employment & Labour (Accreditation No: CI 495)

Endorsed by FGASA (Membership No: 17924)

Course Description

Wilderness First Aid Online Renewal

The course is specifically for guides / staff in the hospitality, travel & tourism industry who have done First Aid training previously and need to renew their certificates. The previous training does not have to have been done by SMART Response. 

The course is done via live Zoom

Course Outline

• Basic Anatomy 

• Principles of First Aid & Emergency Scene Management

• Primary Care – Basic Life Support – 

• CPR, Rescue Breathing & Choking Management

• Secondary Care – 

• Bleeding, Breaks & Burns

• Head & Spinal Injuries

• Environmental Injuries – Heat & Cold

• Envenomation - Snake, Scorpion & Spider 

Your certificate will be issued as per the following unit standard, as required to comply with the new legislation.

Intermediate Wilderness First Aid 

US ID 120496: Provide Risk-Based Primary Emergency Care/First Aid in the Workplace

NQF Level 2 - Credits 5

Pre-Requisites: 

• Communication at NQF Level 1 or ABET Level 4.

• Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 1.

In order for the learner to achieve this unit standard the learner must already be competent in:

• Unit Standard ID 8494: "Demonstrate an understanding of HIV/AIDS and its implications “

• This is included in the Intermediate Wilderness First Aid

• You will receive the electronic training material for this and be required to do the assessment online.

Summative Assessment

Online Exam

Course Duration

2 Days (08:00 to 16:00)

Please Note: We record the training sessions and send you the recording links at the end of each day, so if you are doing game drives on these dates, you will be able to catch up on the sessions that you missed.  

Course Fee

R650.00 p/p

Included in the fee: Electronic training material & the course PowerPoint presentation in PDF format via Google Classroom. Certificate of Competency.

Course Accreditation: 

FP&M Seta (Accreditation No. FPM21/PRPACC-079)

Dept of Employment & Labour (Accreditation No: CI 495)

Endorsed by FGASA (Membership No: 17924)

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