We are delighted to announce that our guides have completed the “Combined Motorcycle Guide & First Aid at Work in Remote Areas Course” we are now certified by the Overland Guides Association (OGA) level 2.
A Level 2 Guide can operate in any developed country where medical and rescue services are accessible.
First Aid competencies:
- Guidance on current best practice and legislation
- Assessments of situations and casualty
- Airway, breathing and circulation assessments
- Emergency resuscitation (including use of AED’s)
- Safe airway positions
- Dealing with choking
- Treatment of severe bleeding and shock
- Major injuries, including chest, head and pelvic injuries
- Treatment of fractures
- Environmental injuries such as hypothermia and hyperthermia
- Life threatening conditions such as heart attack, asthma, diabetes, strokes, seizures, burns and anaphylactic shock
- Injury management in an outdoor situation
- Incident management scenarios
- Long term care of a casualty in remote areas.
- Moving and carrying a casualty
- Decision tools for evacuation
Level 2 Guide Competencies:
- Pre-Ride planning
- Able to assess riders needs and abilities
- Check weather conditions and make judgments on the forecast
- Plan a ride to suit the needs of the group, single or multiple days
- Able to use GPS systems/ Maps
- Able to give a clear and precise Pre-Ride Brief to Standard
- Confident and positive group management skills
- Documentations requirements and organisational procedures
- Duty of Care
- Customer Care
- Incident Management
- Understands Access in the relevant locations of operations.
- Understands their role and how to manage Level 1 Run Leaders
- Understands Multi-day advenutres and how to set appropriate distances and expectations for the group.
- Understands Guided and Self Guided forms of adventure and how to manage them effectively.
