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Course overview
- Alert
- Protect
- Resuscitate
- Collaborate
- Assess
- Coordinate
Location of training courses in isolated and extreme environments
The first aid in isolated and extreme environments training course is available throughout French-speaking Switzerland, with outdoor sessions to replicate real-life conditions as closely as possible. SafetyFirst regularly organises sessions in the regions of Geneva, Lausanne, Nyon, Morges, Montreux, Fribourg and Valais.
Training courses can take place:
- in the great outdoors, at suitable sites (forest, trail, mountainous area)
- at your facilities, for teams working on remote construction sites or installations
- at a location chosen by the company, depending on your outdoor activities or professional sector
The aim is to provide a realistic setting in which to practise the skills and techniques directly in the environment where they will be used.
Practical information
- Duration: 1 day (basic format) or 2 days (advanced format)
- Participants: maximum of 10 people per session to ensure optimal practice
- Prerequisites: no medical prerequisites; good mobility is recommended
- Location: French-speaking Switzerland, outdoors or at a site suitable for exercises
- Equipment provided: educational first aid equipment, training materials, improvisation equipment
- Participants must bring: usual outdoor equipment (suitable footwear, rucksack, weatherproof clothing, water, sun protection)
- Approach: highly practical with exercises, improvisation, movement, realistic scenarios
- Certificate: SafetyFirst certificate of participation – First aid in isolated areas
Learning to manage an emergency away from conventional emergency services
The first aid in isolated and extreme environments training course is aimed at people who spend time in the mountains, forests, bivouacs or remote construction sites, where emergency services may take a long time to arrive or may be uncertain. Over 1 to 2 days, this field-oriented training course teaches you how to assess a situation, stabilise a victim, improvise equipment and organise safe transport in difficult environments. An ideal module for enhancing the autonomy and safety of outdoor enthusiasts and field teams.
Target audience
This training course is aimed at anyone who spends time in natural or isolated environments, where rapid access to emergency services cannot be guaranteed. It is ideal for:
- Hikers, mountaineers, trekkers, climbers and bivouac enthusiasts
- Mountain guides, guides, outdoor instructors and group leaders
- Teams working in hard-to-reach environments: isolated construction sites, technical installations, scientific expeditions
- Clubs, associations and outdoor activity leaders
- People wishing to increase their autonomy and emergency management skills outside urban areas
No prerequisites are necessary, only the desire to learn how to act effectively in isolated terrain.
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Assess an emergency situation in a remote area and ensure their own safety
- Stabilise a victim over time when emergency services are delayed
- Prioritise essential actions according to the context and available resources
- Manage common outdoor injuries: wounds, sprains, trauma, suspected fractures
- Deal with thermal shock: hypothermia, dehydration, heatstroke
- Improvising emergency equipment (splints, stretchers, thermal protection)
- Organise the transport of an injured person over uneven terrain while minimising risks
- Communicate with emergency services and relay relevant information
- Work as a team, assign roles and manage stress in a real-life situation
The objective: to become more independent, organised and effective when far from medical facilities.
Course content
The training is adapted to the chosen duration (1 or 2 days) and includes:
- Understanding the specificities of isolated environments
- Analysis of natural risks (weather, environment, terrain)
- Time, resource and fatigue management
- Preparation before departure: equipment, communication, planning
- Assessment and stabilisation of a victim
- Area safety and self-protection
- Primary and secondary assessment
- Prolonged monitoring of a victim awaiting rescue
- Management of pain, breathing, cold and stress
- Managing injuries with limited equipment
- Wounds and bleeding
- Sprains, strains, limb trauma
- Suspected fractures and acute pain
- Essential contents of an outdoor first aid kit
- Improvisation techniques
- Improvised splints using sticks, clothing, bags
- Makeshift stretchers and transport solutions
- Creating thermal protection with available materials
- Using ropes, straps, and backpacks for stabilisation
- Thermal shock and extreme conditions
- Hypothermia: prevention, signs, treatment
- Heatstroke: cooling, protection, rehydration
- Dehydration, altitude, exhaustion, sun, wind, humidity
- Transporting an injured person in difficult terrain
- Deciding: move or wait for help?
- Group carrying techniques
- Group organisation and safety management
- Field scenarios
- Practical outdoor exercises (depending on location)
- Realistic scenarios: falls, trauma, adverse weather, isolation
- Debriefing and personalised advice
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Your advantages with SafetyFirst
Interactive training
Our training courses combine interactivity and practice for a dynamic and engaging safety learning experience.
Customised training
We value your time: courses are scheduled around your availability to minimise operational disruption.
Certified Training
We incorporate international safety standards, finely tuned to your company’s local specifics.
Why choose SafetyFirst for first aid training in remote locations?
Choosing SafetyFirst means benefiting from solid expertise in emergency management in difficult conditions. Our trainers have real-world experience: outdoor activities, interventions in hostile environments, safety in natural environments and active teaching methods. Each session is designed to be realistic, practical and directly applicable to your outdoor activities or professional missions.
SafetyFirst favours small groups to ensure personalised support, progressive learning and concrete feedback. We also adapt our exercises to your activity (mountain, isolated construction site, expedition, bivouac) in order to reinforce autonomy and decision-making in real-life situations.
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FAQ on first aid in isolated and extreme environments
For hikers, outdoor professionals, guides, field teams, expeditions and anyone operating far from traditional emergency services.
No. No prior knowledge is required. The course is suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners.
The training teaches how to stabilise the victim, protect them from cold or heat, monitor their general condition, and prioritise life-saving actions.
Yes. You will learn how to make improvised splints, makeshift stretchers and thermal protection solutions using available outdoor equipment.
As far as possible, yes. SafetyFirst favours natural environments to provide training that closely resembles real-life conditions.
1 day for the basic format, 2 days for the advanced format, which includes more practical scenarios and techniques.
No. SafetyFirst issues a certificate of attendance, but this is not an official certification.
