Will4Adventure First Aid

21/01/2026

Hot off the press, my latest blog post. All the questions you ever wanted to ask about outdoor first aid, answered here. Like, why do mountain rescue team members do first aid courses? Or what's so different between Outdoor First Aid and First Aid at Work? (LOADS). Anyway, take a look and see what you think, (and let me know).

Giant Hogweed is a growing problem and is becoming a problem for all outdoor enthusiasts addressed here by Outdoor First Aid provider Will4Adventure

19/12/2025

Simply known as the casualty card. Free to print off, weighs nothing, yet so few people understand how important they are.

When I take a group climbing, or scrambling or mountain biking, the first thing I do is show them this and where it is. If I'm the casualty, it might be just enough to help guide them through what to do.

For me as a first aider, it keeps me grounded, asking my casualty questions that the medics might need the answers to later on. It ensures I'm focused on monitoring my casualty, regularly checking their vital signs, which in turn help keep me up to date on how the casualty is doing.

Just do a search for Will4Adventure Casualty Card and you'll find this free to print off. (Mine is on waterproof paper).

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29/10/2025

We're going to be trialling a new venue in Burton Upon Trent, with a pilot Outdoor First Aid course set up for 14/15 March 2026. If this is local to you - you can book here:

Will4Adventure First Aid - specialist provision of 16 hour Outdoor First Aid courses in the Peak District, Sheffield, the North East, Surrey & Kent

27/10/2025

Here's Stu and me enjoying a weekend off from the first aid training. Absolutely loved this weekend.

16/09/2025

Just had spaces come available for our Outdoor First Aid course running this weekend in the Peak District (near Bakewell). Take a look here for further details.

Will4Adventure First Aid - specialist provision of 16 hour Outdoor First Aid courses in the Peak District, Sheffield, the North East, Surrey & Kent

04/09/2025

For all those of you who love a frisson of peril, and live life fully, last-minute and seat-of-pants style, you'll be glad to hear we have some last-minute availability on 2 of our courses next week.

8/9/10 Sept - 3 day Advanced OFA in Sheffield. Perfect for all outdoor practitioners and enthusiasts looking for that bit extra in those places that are that bit wilder.

10/11 Sept - 2 day Outdoor First Aid in Eynsham, Oxfordshire

Our courses are all run by current professional outdoor instructors, they are highly practical, and are always well received. (Check out our Google reviews).

We'd love to see you! Learn more here:

Specialist provision of regulated & accredited first aid training and first aid courses for the workplace to the outdoors.

18/07/2025

Earlier this year, I had this team from the British Army approach me for a 2 day Outdoor First Aid course at their barracks. They're off to Peru to do the (high altitude) Ausangate Trek and wanted a course to prepare them specifically for this.

It so happens that I have led that trek, and with 12 years (of a previous life) serving in the Army Reserve, I was well-placed to take this booking.

I annotated our usual course to cater to their specific needs, including lessons on altitude, GI issues, and the principles of the Ten Second Triage.

For me, it was super lovely too, to be working with a number of Nepali Ghurkas since their home is a fond destination close to my heart.

10/06/2025

I love these podcasts. Even a humble first aider can learn loads from these. This is next on my playlist!

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June’s Roadside to Resus

Let us know any questions or areas you’d like us to cover 🎤

10/06/2025

Ha, love this. When I asked these teachers if they'd ever practised their first aid training outside before, the response was a resounding no!

It's really important to practise what you're taught or it just becomes sterile, theoretical and easily forgotten. Going outside for hands-on experience is a huge learning opportunity prompting lots of discussion and thought. And it's fun!

Outdoor First Aid is our bread and butter, but we're also pretty damn good at delivering great training wherever and whoever you might be!

02/06/2025

How do you prepare for the outdoors? Here are some suggestions for walkers, climbers, runners and cyclists for first aid kits outdoors

First aid kit you should consider carrying in the outdoors for walkers, climbers, fell runners, mountain biking, gravel riders & cyclists

01/06/2025

On the job training: my 13yo son learns outdoor first aid on me the casualty ... (And does a good job too!)

Anatomy of an accident. My son gets on the job training in outdoor first aid for mountain biking accident with me the casualty. Case study CPD

13/05/2025

I was recently working with a client who does a lot of work for the Girl Guides Association. She told me that everyone in Guiding has to have a completed set of medical and next of kin details, on them, easily found in a top pocket or pouch ...

For a long time now I have thought about how my clients can best help me should I be the one to have an accident? In turn I have now updated the casualty monitoring card we use on our outdoor first aid courses to include a first aid aide memoir to help novices do some first aid (should I be the casualty).

And then I thought, actually, if I print these out every time I meet a client team, I could ask everyone to complete this form. They can keep it in a top pocket etc, and that way I know that in the event of an accident their medical details will be available right there in the location where they're needed. It also means that I don't need to carry sheafs of paperwork, nor refer back to emails should I need this information!

Make sense? What do you think?

Learn more about casualty monitoring and print off your own here: https://will4adventurefirstaid.com/articles/outdoor-first-aid-casualty-card/