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Outdoor Emergency Care Course

What will I learn?

Learn the important things about taking care of people in emergencies when you're out in the bush, with our proper training designed for health workers. You'll learn how to check patients when you first see them, manage injuries that happen in the bush, and make sure the place is safe. We'll teach you new ways to care for people far from clinics, how to manage pain well, and how to plan to get people out safely. You'll get better at checking injuries, watching patients, and giving them support if they're worried. This good training, with lots of practice, will make you ready to handle any emergency with confidence, no matter where you are in the wilderness.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online course accessible for life
Certificate compliant with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, without needing internet access

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Learn how to check patients quickly when you first see them, so you can help them properly in an emergency.

Use new ways to care for people far from clinics, when you're out in the bush.

Manage emergency scenes well and find any dangers quickly.

Use good ways to manage pain and keep injuries still.

Make plans to get people out safely and talk to the ambulance or other emergency people.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.