Emergency First Aid for Tree Surgeons & Forestry Workers

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About Course

This compact and targeted course provides chainsaw operators, arborists, and forestry workers with essential first aid knowledge focused on major trauma, catastrophic bleeds, and incident response in remote or hazardous environments. Designed as a refresher, it reinforces key skills needed to respond quickly and effectively when working with dangerous equipment and in challenging terrain.

What Will You Learn?

  • How to identify and respond to catastrophic bleeding and traumatic injuries
  • Correct application of tourniquets, trauma dressings, and wound packing techniques
  • Scene safety assessment and emergency communication protocols
  • CPR and AED use, including child CPR overview
  • Management of unconscious casualties using the DRS ABC approach
  • Burn, allergic reaction, and environmental injury response
  • Immobilisation and bandaging techniques for fractures and dislocations
  • Treatment of medical emergencies including heart attacks, strokes, asthma, and diabetes
  • Practical knowledge of emergency first aid scenarios specific to forestry and arboriculture

Course Content

Why First Aid Matters

  • Why First Aid Matters

Common Forestry & Chainsaw Injuries

Major & Minor Bleeds

First Aid Kit Essentials

Scene Safety & Emergency Communication

Remote Working & Delayed Response Considerations

Recording Incidents & Learning From Near Misses

Managing Unconscious Casualties

Understanding Spinal Injuries

Treating An Unconscious Casualty

CPR & AED Use

Burns & Scalds in Tree Work

Allergic Reactions & Anaphylaxis

Bandaging Techniques and Wound Dressing

Shock – Identification and Management

Medical Emergencies in the Field

Injury Immobilisation & Fracture Management

First Aid Scenarios & Response Review

Course Quiz