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

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.

    Great presentation. Well put together. Enjoyed the interaction.

    Hikem Willie Standard First Aid, Nanaimo, BC More Testimonials

    "You are awesome, I've learned a lot over and over. Thank you for teaching me I am looking to have more certificates done here. Good job dear."

    Howaida Abualreesh Emergency First-Aid and CPR-C, Victoria, B.C. More Testimonials

    Great course. Simple yet effective. i appreciated how to-the-point it was.

    Shirley Rudecki CPR HCP, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Excellent instructor. Best first aid class I've done and I've had to do a class every couple of years for 25 years!

    Diane Moncrieff Emergency First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    I loved how hands-on this course was. I was expecting to be taught right out of the book, so it was a pleasant surprise

    Jackie Buchholz Emergency Childcare First-Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Woaho! Wow! Awesome J This course went over and beyond….I expected more notes, but this was super hands on and educational. The teacher made learning fun!

    Sophie Adams Standard First Aid, Victoria BC More Testimonials

    Jordan was a great instructor! The 8 hours went by quickly & I got lots out of it!

    Molly Emergency Childcare First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Love the hands on experience as I am a tactile type learner. Informative and every question was answered.

    Kacey Milligan Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Mike was a very good instructor. He displayed enthusiasm which made the course more lively and interesting. He also provided helpful feedback during exercises.

    Emilie Longtin Emergency First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Chris was great - dynamic, fun, professional - great teacher! Answered questions well and made sure everyone was content before continuing to other subject matter.

    Carli Griffin Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials
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