First aid training courses for Windmilers

About

The club is delighted to offer first aid training courses again this year. The idea is to enhance the overall general knowledge of what to do in an emergency situation and give attendees the confidence to take positive action. The courses are tailored to some of the typical injuries that might be expected during our club activities, i.e. running, cycling, swimming.

These courses are only open to members of Wimbledon Windmilers. 10 places are available for each session. If you cannot attend please cancel early so someone else can take your place.

Price

• Non-coach members: all courses are £5.00 (plus £1.13 Eventbrite booking fee). See link in the table below.
• Club coaches: free of charge – contact [email protected] to book your place.

Date	Day	Time	Duration	Description	Booking Link
18 Nov	Sat	10:30am	4hrs	See the 4hr Course Content below	Here
25 Nov	Sat	10:30am	4hrs	See the 4hr Course Content below	Here

Venue

The courses are run by Wimbledon First Aid Training at a private house in Wimbledon Village.

Address: 30 Burghley Road London SW19 5HN

Please arrive 10-15mins before the scheduled start time to allow the session to begin promptly – there is a lot of content to cover.

Wear comfortable clothing and footwear suitable for active training (advisable not to wear dresses or skirts and no muddy trainers please).

Course Content

Short CPR only – 2hrs – to teach the basics of managing a heart attack situation.  If you are interested in more comprehensive first aid training, please choose one of the longer duration courses.

• Recognising and managing a heart attack
• Managing an unconscious casualty 
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) & Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use (if time, maybe a mock cardiac arrest)

CPR + common running injuries – 3hrs*

• Recognising and managing a heart attack
• Managing an unconscious casualty
• CPR & Defibrillator use 
• Strains/sprains & fractures
• Seizures
• Head injuries
• Choking
• Minor injuries (grazes, nose bleeds, minor bleeds)

*Meets England Athletics (EA) requirements for “basic first aid training” that all new coaches/leaders must have, i.e. can be substituted for the EA run 2hr online course.

CPR + common running & multisport injuries – 4hrs*

• Scene safety/first aid kits 
• Recognising and managing a heart attack
• Managing an unconscious casualty
• CPR & Defibrillator use 
• Strains/sprains & fractures
• Seizures
• Head injuries
• Choking
• Managing a possible spinal injury
• Bleeding (inc internal and external bleeding)
• Drowning/water inhalation

*Meets England Athletics (EA) requirements for “basic first aid training” that all new coaches/leaders must have, i.e. can be substituted for the EA run 2hr online course.

Questions & cancellations

Cancellations: log in via your email address at eventbrite.co.uk/signin and go to ‘tickets’

Refunds (minus booking fee) are available via eventbrite.co.uk/signin up to 24 hours before the event.

Questions? Contact John at [email protected]

Other FAQs

Q. If I can’t make any of the sessions, will there be an opportunity to do this training in the future?

A. Hopefully yes!  We want to make first aid training a regular occurrence, so if there’s enough interest we could consider a session(s) every year.  

Q. The session I want to do is full and sold out. Is there anything you can do?

A. If you can’t make an alternative date, we are operating a Waitlist (managed via Eventbrite) and you’ll be contacted if a place opens up. It’s first-come-first-serve. If we have a significant number of people on the waitlist, we’ll look to see if we can schedule an additional session and you’ll be contacted.

Q. Do I need any previous knowledge or experience of first aid?

A. No, the training is suitable for anyone and no previous knowledge is needed.

Q. Is it open to non-members?

A. At the moment we would like to limit the participation to members only.

Q. I already have some basic first aid training. Am I still allowed to go on this course?

A. Definitely.  You could use it as a refresher!

Q. Is this a formal qualification?

A. No. Formal qualifications in First Aid usually take a lot longer to complete. We are not trying to teach to an advanced competency, these courses are designed to give you a general basic overview of how to deal with typical injuries that we might encounter as a club. On completion of the course you will be issued a certificate which lasts for 3 years.

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