ABOUT ACTIVE FIRST AID
Active First Aid believes that First Aid is about 'doing' and so the emphasis of the courses is on the practical element. With no medical jargon and plenty of hands on work, Katherine gives candidates the opportunity to become confident in providing care, and the ability to apply general first aid principles in each and every first aid situation they may find themselves in.
Active First Aid courses delivered by Katherine Wills.
ABOUT
KATHERINE WILLS
Active First Aid courses are delivered by Katherine Wills, a qualified specialist physical education teacher with over 45 years of hands on first aid experience. Having lived in Snowdonia since the mid 1980's she is passionate about mountaineering and in 2000 became a member of the Llanberis Mountain Rescue team. Since then has attended over 400 rescue incidents and for a number of years was the Chair of the Medical Sub Committee taking responsibility for maintaining and progressing the team's first aid training and equipment.
Katherine is also the author of 'Outdoor First Aid' the only first aid book to deal specifically with the challenges facing the basic first aider within in the UK mountain environment.
In 2014 Katherine qualified as Canine First Responder Instructor. She has spent over a decade delivering specialist Canine First Aid first aid courses which is ideal for those who work with or take dogs into remote environments.
QUALIFICATIONS AND AWARDS
BA Combined Studies Degree
Post Graduate Certificate in Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion & Health Education
Rescue Emergency Care (REC) Instructional Certificate
Mountain Rescue Casualty Care Award (2000 - 2023)
Emergency Care in Mountain Rescue (Advanced) (2000 - 2023)
Mountain Leader (summer) Award
Mountain Leader (winter) trained
Queens Golden Jubilee Medal for services to Mountain Rescue
Queens Platinum Jubilee Medal for services to Mountain Rescue
Canine First Responder (2014)
Canine First Responder Instructor (2014)
Canine Health and First Aid
Advanced Pet First Aider (Level 3)
