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High Peak First Aid Supplies

High Peak First Aid Supplies has almost finished our new price list for a comprehensive range of first aid supplies.  In addition to this our webshop is filling up with products that we will shortly release for you to purchase.  Our complete range will have first aid kits for the workplace and for those who need first aid kits for the outdoor environment.  We will have dedicated sections for outdoor first aid, forestry first aid and remote area first aid to name a few. These sections will have bespoke kits that are more cost effective to buy as opposed to the individual items.  There will also be a complete range of Celox and tourniquets for the arrest of major haemorrhage.

If you attend a course at High Peak First Aid we also offer you free Celox and Tourniquet training, additional Emergency First Aid at Work (6hrs) certification for free and a discount on any first aid supplies bought on the day.  On select courses such as The High Peak Wilderness First Aid Modules 1-5 we have special offers on bundles of first aid supplies for those working in remote or hostile environments.

Over the next few weeks we will be posting new products in the latest new section.

Celox and Tourniquet Training

Celox and Tourniquet training takes place several times a month at our training facility in the  Peak District.  This course is delivered as a standard two-hour module and is a bolt on to our first aid at work course and Wilderness First Aid Module 3.  This course can also be delivered at your venue. Details of this course are found here. During this course you will become familiar with the full Celox range: Celox granules, Celox z folded gauze, Celox gauze on a roll and the Celox applicator.  By attending this course you will understand when and how to use all Celox products.  In addition to this we also cover when and how to use a tourniquet.   High Peak First Aid is a stockist of Celox products and tourniquets.  The aim of this course is to ensure that particpants have the knowledge and confidence to use Celox haemostats to arrest life threatening bleeding. For further details on a group booking, please contact 01433 621484 or email info@highpeakfirstaid.co.uk

 

High Peak Wilderness First Aid

Dates for the High Peak Wilderness First Aid Modules 1-5 are on the courses page up until Christmas.  Modules 1 and 2 are suitable for those taking national governing body awards.  Modules 1 and 2 comprise of 16hrs and have been accepted by the major governing bodies for sport since 1997.  These outdoor first aid courses are held every Wednesday and Thursday and every weekend throughout the year apart from bank holidays.  The modules are structured in a progressive way and were developed to give more depth of knowledge, to improve competency at performing the basics well and to develop more advanced skills.  Module 3 is suitable for those going overseas to more remote areas in particular to countries that may be affected by natural disaster.  Modules 4 and 5 do not give a licence to practise invasive skills.  The aims of these two modules are two-fold:  firstly to develop  expedition leader’s to aid a medical professional in a remote environment and secondly, to develop competency in advanced skills, group  management, leadership, delegation and decision making in remote or hostile environments.  The High Peak Wilderness First Aid Modules 3-5 are held every month throughout the year and are also attended by medical students which adds to the variety and depth of knowledge shared on these first aid courses.

 

Jo Bradshaw summits Everest 19th May

We love it when our course members do great things! We are pleased to hear Jo has reached the summit of Everest and is now back at the South Col in preparation for the next summit of Lhotse.  We hope she achieves this amazing feat and becomes the first British Woman to summit both Lhotse and Everest.  Whatever the outcome she is raising a lot of money for Place2Be.  The summit attempt has been through 360 Expeditions:  one of the expedition companies recommended by High Peak First Aid.

 

Photo: courtesy of Jo Bradshaw

 

Good Luck to Jo Bradshaw nearing the summit of Everest

Pleased to hear that Jo Bradshaw and Ralph Oostra are on the way up to the South Col on Everest.  They are returning for a second attempt on Everest after they were caught at Camp 1 during the earthquake in Nepal last year. Jo has raised an incredible amount of money for Place2Be and enabled Gold D of E participants the opportunity to climb Lobuche East last year. We were so inspired that we offered Jo Bradshaw and two of the Gold Participants a sponsored place on the High Peak Wilderness First Aid 40hr course.  In return the High Peak First Aid logo is also on the way to the South Col.  Jo is planning to be the first British woman to summit Everest and Lhotse in one push.  We hope she achieves this goal which she thoroughly deserves after all the hard work.  Further updates will be posted on this site and you can also see updates at 29,029 feet in 2 boots.

Image below was taken on Christmas Day 2010 whilst in Nepal providing Wilderness First Aid Training.  One of our favourite photos.