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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.

    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

    "Great supportive environment geared toward progressive learning with consistent constructive feedback. A great week and experience. Thank you!"

    Sean Davids First-Aid Instructor Course, Victoria, B.C. More Testimonials

    "Wonderful, hands-on instruction that was practical and easy to remember."

    Sarah Standard First-Aid and CPR-C, Victoria, B.C. More Testimonials

    Thank you Gary, lots of enthusiasm and you talked in a gentle way and kept the course interesting. I appreciate the time you took to answer our questions.

    Ally Ehmann Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Once again Gary proved to be an excellent teacher! He is very good at teaching in a way that is understandable and fun. Who could not want to take this course? It was very well done!

    Emerald Ayres Standard First Aid, Nanaimo, BC More Testimonials

    Great course activities. Made it fun and interesting.

    Sonja J. Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Loved how hands on the course was. Really helped learn the material. Extra tidbits for us health care workers was appreciated. Thanks Gary! Will come back to Alert First Aid! 

    Eve Ouradou Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Excellent instructor! The BEST first aid course I have taken over the years. Thank you so much.

    Barbara Boveu Emergency First Aid, Victoria BC More Testimonials

    Great balance between professionalism and fun. The learning atmosphere was comfortable. Excellent! I feel prepared to apply my knowledge when needed.

    Chelsea Archer Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Super job. Love the rhymes/acronyms and general mnemonic devices. 

    Tony Goodman Basic First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials
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