2023 First Aid Simulation Day

This is the 2nd attempt after it was postponed late last year.

Done your Remote Area or Wilderness First Aid (or similar) and want to do some scenarios to have fun and refresh your skills? Well I have an opportunity for you!

In a month (17th June) Katie and I (Oliver) will be running a First Aid Simulation Day/Evening for club members and trip leaders. The plan is to do ahead regardless of weather as we run trips in all weather.

The aim it to share, retain and regain First Aid and Situational Management skills particularly leveraging off the fresh skills of the RAFA students doing the training in a few weeks and the WFA students from March. So we will try and do loads of different simulations using gear we would usually take on trips, the more realistic the better for this. To that end, bring along your First Aid Kits (We won’t use them but its good to know what’s there) and other gear you would take on your primary sport (Rope, Pack, Hiking Poles, etc). That way we will have stuff for all sports and can do realistic responses. Please respond In the comment what sport’s stuff you will bring.

What ELSE to bring:

• Bring OLD first aid supplies from home that might be out of date or going a bit bad so bolster our supply for the simulations.

• Bring Clothing that can get wrecked and dirty, we will use tomato sauce (or something else that’s suggested before the day as fake blood).
• Food and Water for you. Further details to be provided closer to the time.

We dont want to come up with all the simulations and to be honest dont know what all the gory ways people have been messed up in all the sports, as such Please comment a scenario you think we should run in your comment too.

If you are interested please sign up! If your first aid qual is not on your profile (You should fix this) or is not a common one, mention it in the comments.

We am very open to suggestions and haven’t done this before so please reach out to me if you have any ideas. I am particularly interested for help from you if you have relevant actual training (REGARDLESS of first aid training or club membership status), I.E. Med student/Doctor/Nurse, First Responder, Defence, Guide etc for help, your knowledge and experience in the lead up and on the day.