High Peak First Aid is 20 year’s old in 2017. There will be a number of discount tokens for our first aid courses appearing in the latest news section tomorrow. Tokens are time sensitive and can be shared to anyone who may need a course. We have eight Wilderness First Aid 16hrs courses in January and all have places booked: we are looking to fill the last few places. The 16hr outdoor first aid courses are recognised by the major governing bodies such as Mountain Training Association and British Canoe Union as well as many others.
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Associate Tutor Opportunity
High Peak First Aid has two vacancies for associate tutors to work in the UK on our range of courses. We are looking for one applicant with a minimum qualification of Ambulance Technician and the other applicant registered with the HCPC as a Paramedic. If you meet these requirements please send in a CV by email, closing date 20th November 2016 to info@highpeakfirstaid.co.uk.
Qualifications and attributes
- Professional qualification: HCPC paramedic, nurse, doctor or a registered medical professional in a relevant area
- CPD log
- Valid teaching qualification
- Knowledge of health and safety in industry/outdoor/hostile environments
- Excellent communicator
- Organised, methodical and good time-keeper
Celox products
Celox is for arresting life threatening bleeding. High Peak First Aid is an official stockist for Celox products: we have Celox 15g and 35g plus Celox gauze and the Celox applicator in stock. A summary of Celox is added to the High Peak Wilderness First Aid 16hr course to give participants the knowledge to decide if they need to attend further training. Free training is available and held several times a month if you have attended a course with us. The Celox training is also part of some of the courses provided at High Peak First Aid Training. The Celox training is taught in addition to the use of tourniquets.
The Health and Safety Executive has issued a statement on the use of haemostats. Further details are found in the HSE June 2016 First Aid e Bulletin. The HSE makes reference to types of workplace that may benefit from having employees trained in the use of tourniquets. These sectors include and are not limited to forestry, agriculture and construction.
Free post on first aid supplies over £30 or collect for free
High Peak First Aid Supplies has free post on all orders over £30 or you can choose the option to purchase and collect for free between the hours of 9-4.30pm Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays. Our new products are in stock so if you work in the Hope Valley or visit the Peak District you can collect first aid supplies for the workplace or first aid kits for the outdoors.
The first new products to go into the High Peak First Aid Supplies shop will be our extensive range of burn dressings. Burn dressings are a must have if you are taking part in any activity in the outdoors where stoves or fire is present. Our current product range has burn dressings for minor burns right up to a dressing for the face and hands. These burn dressings can be use as well as immersion in water which is still the standard treatment for burns, however, the application of a burn dressing reduces scarring and reduces pain.
High Peak First Aid Supplies
High Peak First Aid Supplies is based at the same address as High Peak First Aid Training. In addition to our classroom’s we have a large office space where all our first aid supplies are packed and posted out. We are currently reviewing our postage and are looking to make some items postage free as well as offering the option to pick up goods. In addition to this, our PDF price list is almost finished and new items are almost ready for showing in the shop area.
We have a varied selection of stock that is suitable for equipping a first aid room from Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) to eye pads. There is also a good selection of first aid kits for the outdoors, so if you are involved in any outdoor activities then we will have a suitable first aid kit for you. If you are attending any assessments for Single Pitch Award (SPA), Mountain Leader Summer or Winter then we can provide you with robust first aid kits that will withstand the outdoor environment. We have a selection of first aid kits for Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards that contain burn dressings which is a requirement under the D of E guidelines. If you work in a high risk environment we now stock the full range of Celox and always have tourniquets in stock as well as trauma dressings.
By attending a first aid course at High Peak First Aid participants will have the opportunity to use some of the products we have for sale and to receive discounted prices. In addition to this we have a first aid kit module on each course so depending on which High Peak Wilderness First Aid Module is chosen a participant will gain a thorough understanding on what to put in a first aid kit. Attendance on First Aid at Work courses or outdoor courses allows access to free CPD events such as Celox and Tourniquet training.
