REC Emergency

Rescue and Emergency Care First Aid courses are recognised by the MLTUK and Mountain Leader Training N.I.. REC Emergency involves a basic introduction to emergency first aid suitable for many leadership and instructor awards such as the WGL, ML, SPA and MIA, whereas REC Standard applies basic first aid principles to specific outdoor situations. The REC Standard / Mountain First Aid course is at a higher level, while REC Advanced is a pre-requirement for the Trainers Course.

The Emergency Care Responder

• an emergency care responder will be able to take control of an incident in the absence of a standard first aider
  
• emergency care responders are able to cope with common occurrences - collapse - choking - bleeding
  
• further training is needed for - environment - equipment - common illness - health and safety

Skills Covered

• training for rescue emergency care with the REC scheme is easy and fun
  
• the course is progressive by first building on each session by introducing new scenarios to test the techniques
  
• first responder vital signs - emergency action - airway - unconscious - choking - bleeding
• resuscitation breathing problems - rescue breathing - circulation problems - shock - cpr
• injury bruises - sprains - dislocations - fractures - eyes - burns - spinal - torso
• rescue how to cope in an emergency - lifting turning carrying casualties - stretchers
• assessment reviews material on standard course - practical - written

The Assessment

- emergency care is assessed by observation of practical skills and written multiple choice questionnaire

The Qualification

· emergency care is a certified course for two years and the entry point for the REC scheme and the adventure care series

The Equipment

- how to treat common accidents and incidents by improvisation or with minimal equipment

Our Staff
The instructor(s) who will work with you are all highly experienced and qualified. Tollymore prides itself in the knowledge and experience that its full time and part time staff bring to its courses. Our staff are all keen hillwalkers, mountaineers and paddlers and some are involved in Mountain Rescue Teams You may well have met them in the hills in the past or will bump into them in the future on days when they are not working!

All are obliged to attend annual staff updates and training courses

What do I need to bring?
Candidates need not bring any specific equipment for these courses but should come prepared with clothing suitable for practising first aid scenarios in the outdoors.

Accommodation
Accommodation is in comfortable dormitories, and you will have full use of all Tollymore Mountain Centre facilities, including drying room, lounge and access to a wide range of instructional and inspirational videos and books for any spare time. Tollymore has a number of comfortable meeting rooms, where the instructors will meet the group prior to the start of the course each day. We will also meet here over a cup of tea or coffee for reviewing the course on Sunday afternoon.

Catering
Your course is fully catered, so all you will need to bring is some additional snack food.