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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.

    It was indeed a great class. It blew away my expectations. The teacher was incredible and it was worth my weekend.

    Trudy-Ann Bennett Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Mike was an incredibly good instructor. He was engaging, clear and informative. He answered all questions and allowed us time to learn anything not strictly covered in the course. Resources were useful and interesting.

    Kendra Radford-Hall Emergency First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Very happy with the course, learned everything I was hoping to and more.

    Devan Todd Infant First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Nathan made the day so much fun!

    Elizabeth Robertson Emergency First-Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Fun, efficient & stress free way to learn

    Wes Cieslak Emergency First-Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Awesome class & great delivery. Made it fun & educating.

    Jen Slade Emergency First-Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Easy to understand and gave great instruction! He also had a great mustache.

    Ally Giraron Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    Kendall is great, enthusiastic and fun with this course. Great hands on tasks were given.

    Kayla Yaghi Emergency First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

    "Loved the course and how it was taught. I'm glad that it was hands on, it made me feel much more comfortable with situations. I would even take a shorter lunch and learn more."

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

    Very knowledgeable & personable instructo. The scenarios were really valuable to integrate into learning - appreciate the invitation for participants to participate as opposed to lecture style.

    Monica Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials
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