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A hands-on first aid course that covers common emergencies & injuries in the mountain biking community, through in-person delivery.

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Emergency First Aid for Mountain Bikers

Emergency First Aid for Mountain Bikers

A hands-on first aid course that covers common emergencies & injuries in the mountain biking community, through in-person delivery.

This fun and interactive 8 hour course trains people how to react and improvise when dealing with time priority, life threatening emergencies. This course includes initial assessment, disease prevention, secondary survey, airway obstruction, and adult CPR (Level A). This course will also cover recognition and first-aid treatment for head and spine injuries, shock, bleeding, seizures and broken bones. Participants spend the majority of the course doing hands on first-aid, and participating in first-aid scenarios. By practicing with scenarios students gain confidence, learn to improvise, and react in emergency situations.

This course will have a wilderness emphasis and have scenarios specifically tailored to mountain bikers. 

Full Course Length 8 hours Register Now

Course Details

Topics Covered

This course includes:

  • Check, Call, Care
  • Being prepared (longer wait times for first responders)
  • Airway Emergencies
  • Breathing and Circulation Emergencies
  • First Aid for Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest
  • Wound Care (including impailed objects, & lacerations to hands)
  • Head and Spine Injuries (including concussions)
  • When and when not to remove a helmet
  • Bone, Muscle, & Joint Injuries (including collar bones, & wrists)
  • Sudden Medical Emergencies
  • Environmental Emergencies

Certification

Successful participants will recieve an Alert Emergency First Aid & CPR A certificate, valid for 3 years. 

Training Schedules & Locations
Private Course Location Private Course Location

Materials

First Aid Course Materials for Emergency First Aid for Mountain Bikers

The Alert Emergency First Aid & CPR A course includes the following materials:

  • Alert First Aid & CPR Manual 

The Alert Advantage

Free Manual + App

Deep Discounts

3-Year Guarantee

Replacement certs

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Who should take this course?

  • Mountain Bikers
  • Trail Builders

Looking for a group class?

If you have a group of people and would like us to come to you to teach a
Emergency First Aid for Mountain Bikers course, we offer this course in the following locations:

Victoria | Langford | Esquimalt | Sooke | Cobble Hill | Mill Bay | Duncan | Lake Cowichan | Cedar | Ladysmith | Nanaimo | Parksville | Qualicum Beach | Port Alberni | Coombs | Parksville | Campbell River | Saltspring Island | Pender Island | Powell River | Gabriola Isand | Burnaby | Coquitlam | Delta | Langley | Maple Ridge | New Westminster | North Vancouver | Pitt Meadows | Port Moody | Richmond | Surrey | Vancouver | West Vancouver | White Rock | Langley |

Give us a call at 1.866.282.5378, or send us an email at to arrange a group course.

The instructor was terrific! Her passion & energy was highly commendable. I learned a lot in just one day!

Joanne Southcombe Emergency First-Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

"Jason's teaching style was fantastic and I feel it helped with information retention."

Blue Orchard Emergency First-Aid and CPR-C, Victoria, B.C. More Testimonials

Great sense of humour made learning fun! Thanks for acknowledging our skill level and working from there.

Brown-Bentley CPR HCP, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Great course - great instructor (which is why I come back every year).

Evelyn CPR, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

This class was amazing. I enjoyed it a lot. Now I'll feel more safe working around people. Thank you Mike!

Shelley Aitken Basic First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Gary was excellent. Very effective teacher.

Melissa MacNeill Standard First Aid, Nanaimo, BC More Testimonials

This was easily the best first aid course that I have ever taken. The practical experience will certainly be easy to remember. Gary is a stellar instructor and has a true gift in teaching and dealing with people.

Ron MacDonald Marine Basic First Aid, Nanaimo, BC More Testimonials

Thank you for teaching in a humorous fun way it made the long day enjoyable. 

Byron Knight Emergency First-Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Great job! Done this course a lot and Chris kept it both fun and informative.

Mike Watts CPR C, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Excellent at explaining and answering all questions. I like that he didn't assume that we knew too much.

Karli Keown Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials
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