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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

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
There are no certification classes at this time. Please check back.

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.

Thank you! I had a lot of fun, learned a ton and so glad I took the course with you guys! Chris was fantastic too!

Mariam Kabesh CPR HCP, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Covered a lot of material and was presented in a fun way! Instructor provided great feedback and was very fun!

Katy Kerr Emergency First-Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

This was a great course. I highly recommend it!

Amy Nairn Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Very entertaining and inclusive. 

Wesley Whyte CPR, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Kendall was VERY nice & super supportive! I would recommend her to anyone.

Alex Richardson CPR, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Loved it! Hands on learning was very effective…less ‘teachy’/’textbook’ learning was better for actually retaining skills/info. 

Trysta Beauchesue Emergency First-Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Very energetic, entertaining instructor. I appreciated the clear explanations and demos - engaged the group very well. Probably the most enjoyable recert I've done...and I've done many!

Elizabeth Skanes CPR HCP, Nanaimo, BC More Testimonials

I learned so much that I never knew before and I feel like I'm prepared for anything.

Hannah Kyle Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Wonderful - great instructor! Answered all questions with great detail. This course taught me much more info than I expected and it was done in a very fun and hands on way.

Cassandra Pleasance Emergency First-Aid, Nanaimo, BC More Testimonials

Great course. Very fun learning environment. Learned a lot in little time.

John Barry Standard First Aid, Nanaimo, BC More Testimonials
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