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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.

    Instructions & feedback were clear w/ interesting tidbits to enhance understanding.

    Katherine Krause CPR, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    We have taken this course 2 or 3 times now - efficient, informative and fun!

    Stephen Taylor CPR C, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Really friendly and approachable instructor. Love the setup of the course and definitely made me want to come back for more training. Thanks Kendall!

    Fairahn Reid Emergency First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Thank you!! The hands-on approach way of teaching definitely increased my confidence and helped stick important simple first aid techniques to our memory. I've had different instructors of Alert First Aid over the years - you really do an amazing job providing high quality courses with great teachers!

    Hiroko Dunnett Emergency Childcare First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    "I really enjoyed the pace of this course, not having to write a written exam was a bonus and I got more out of the 50 questions by using the book to check for information than having to worry about a test! Thank you!"

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

    Enjoyed the course – Mike’s humour well appreciated. I’d recommend others to this program. Thanks.

    Chad Dickie Occupational First Aid Level 1, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    It was a great class. Never a dull moment with Gary. Made it fun as well with humor and personal stories. Always positive. 

    Natasha Nelson Emergency Childcare First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    "Great presenter, his humour made the weekend run really smoothly, as well as his personal experiences."

    Michael Geselbracht Wilderness and Remote First-Aid, Gabriola Island, B.C. More Testimonials

    This class was one of the best I've taken. The instructor was great in pass along the needed information as well as making it enjoyable. I'll be recommending Alert!

    Katrina Whitney-Griffiths Emergency First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    "I really enjoyed this class and will use this information and training to help myself, my family, friends and others."

    Doug Clements Emergency First-Aid and CPR-C, Victoria, B.C. More Testimonials
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