Outdoor First Aid

About this book

This second edition is fully updated and revised. Whether you are a walker, paraglider, orienteer, climber, horse rider, mountain biker, wild swimmer, paddler or fell runner, all outdoor activities carry inherent risks and dangers. In an urban setting we rely on ambulance crews, paramedics, doctors and nurses to provide assistance and medical care when things go wrong. However, once you are in an outdoor location away from immediate help you need a different approach. Evacuation may be necessary. You might have to administer first aid in awkward, even dangerous places. Limited resources mean that you have to be able adapt and improvise. This book is geared specifically towards first aid in the UK remote outdoor setting.

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Biography

Katherine Wills is a qualified Specialist Physical Education teacher and currently runs Active First Aid Training, delivering Rescue Emergency Care certified courses throughout the UK. Having lived in Eryri (Snowdonia) since the mid 80's she is passionate about mountaineering. In 2000 Katherine became a member of the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team and since then has attended over 350 rescue incidents. For over two decades, she held the Mountain Rescue Council's Casualty Care first aid certificate as well as the Emergency Care in Mountain Rescue (Advanced) certificate. Katherine spent a number of years as the chair of the rescue team's Medical Subcommittee. She sits on the Mountain Rescue England and Wales Medical Subcommittee as well as the Llanberis Medical Subcommittee, and holds the Queen's Diamond and Platinum Jubilee Medals for her services to mountain rescue.