First Aid Training June 2025

10 Members took the Foundations of Outdoor First Aid level 3 qualification today. We are grateful to the 12th Chichester Scouts for allowing us to use their scout hut as a training venue, and to Michael for opening up and locking up after us. We are also very grateful to Simon Whitmore for his excellent delivery of the course content and for his extensive knowledge of potential outdoor scenarios. He also checked our first aid kit and recommended an alternative use of the ubiquitous orange survival bag, to incorporate a foil blanket inside for extra insulation.

It was an excellent course and we all gained a lot of useful knowledge. Simon is a very experienced outdoor leader and trainer. He came highly recommended and we could all see why as the scenarios he presented to us were relevant to our experience. We sat a multiple choice paper at the end of the day, and all passed! We are now all qualified for three years, but he did recommend a refresher annually, as most people naturally forget some of the detail over time.

Sue Waton

HHMC Hon Secretary