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Alan Ward
Alan was born in York where his father was in the army and for most of his childhood, the family moved home from army base to army base and this included two stays in Hong Kong and one in Germany in addition to being in the UK. Alan’s travelling experiences began when he was under the age of two, on a troopship to Hong Kong. Finishing school in Brecon, Alan joined the BP Tanker Company as a young navigating officer and sailed on a variety of ocean going oil tankers for 5 years before moving into the oil industry.
Employed by Conoco Inc. (a US based major oil company), Alan lived in Dubai, Singapore and Indonesia with his wife and two daughters for ten years. With the children growing older, the family then moved back to Brecon where Alan worked for the Brecon Beacon Beacons National Park Authority for over 20 years. During this time, Alan achieved various outdoor qualifications including the International Mountain Leader Award and became a mountain training instructor. Other training courses he taught included: Rescue Emergency Care (REC) First Aid, IOSH Managing Safely, RGS Off Site Safety Management and a Hearstart First Aid instructor for the British Heart Foundation.
Bigfoot Services Limited was established on March 4th, 2003 and Alan left the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority in 2010 to concentrate on developing Bigfoot Services Limited as a worldwide provider of quality training and adventures. In 2006 and 2010, Alan was one of 10 finalists in the Wanderlust Travel Magazine’s annual Top Guide Awards.
Currently, Alan devotes his time equally to being an International Mountain Leader delivering worldwide training and adventures, whilst still undertaking regular visits to the offshore oil and gas sector in Indonesia as a Lead Auditor for ISO implementation with a major pipelaying operation in the Java Sea.
Alan was born in York where his father was in the army and for most of his childhood, the family moved home from army base to army base and this included two stays in Hong Kong and one in Germany in addition to being in the UK. Alan’s travelling experiences began when he was under the age of two, on a troopship to Hong Kong. Finishing school in Brecon, Alan joined the BP Tanker Company as a young navigating officer and sailed on a variety of ocean going oil tankers for 5 years before moving into the oil industry.
Employed by Conoco Inc. (a US based major oil company), Alan lived in Dubai, Singapore and Indonesia with his wife and two daughters for ten years. With the children growing older, the family then moved back to Brecon where Alan worked for the Brecon Beacon Beacons National Park Authority for over 20 years. During this time, Alan achieved various outdoor qualifications including the International Mountain Leader Award and became a mountain training instructor. Other training courses he taught included: Rescue Emergency Care (REC) First Aid, IOSH Managing Safely, RGS Off Site Safety Management and a Hearstart First Aid instructor for the British Heart Foundation.
Bigfoot Services Limited was established on March 4th, 2003 and Alan left the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority in 2010 to concentrate on developing Bigfoot Services Limited as a worldwide provider of quality training and adventures. In 2006 and 2010, Alan was one of 10 finalists in the Wanderlust Travel Magazine’s annual Top Guide Awards.
Currently, Alan devotes his time equally to being an International Mountain Leader delivering worldwide training and adventures, whilst still undertaking regular visits to the offshore oil and gas sector in Indonesia as a Lead Auditor for ISO implementation with a major pipelaying operation in the Java Sea.
HIGH ALTITUDE FIRST AID
A 4 hour course. The High Altitude First Aid course is designed to complement the REC L2 Emergency Outdoor First Aid course for those travelling to higher altitudes. Topic learning and practical demonstration with the Portable Altitude Chamber (PAC) are included in this course.
First aid training with the REC scheme is easy and fun. The course is progressive by building on each session and includes:
What is High Altitude Sickness
Forms of High Altitude Sickness
High Altitude: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
High Altitude: Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)
High Altitude: Cerebral Edema (HACE)
Diamox & Dexamethasone Use and Dosage
Altitude Oxygen
Hyperbaric Chamber (PAC or Gamow Bag)
The Candidates will gain knowledge and experience of the first steps in first aid which might be required at higher altitudes.
The Qualification
The High Altitude first aid course is certified for three years.
A 4 hour course. The High Altitude First Aid course is designed to complement the REC L2 Emergency Outdoor First Aid course for those travelling to higher altitudes. Topic learning and practical demonstration with the Portable Altitude Chamber (PAC) are included in this course.
First aid training with the REC scheme is easy and fun. The course is progressive by building on each session and includes:
What is High Altitude Sickness
Forms of High Altitude Sickness
High Altitude: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
High Altitude: Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)
High Altitude: Cerebral Edema (HACE)
Diamox & Dexamethasone Use and Dosage
Altitude Oxygen
Hyperbaric Chamber (PAC or Gamow Bag)
The Candidates will gain knowledge and experience of the first steps in first aid which might be required at higher altitudes.
The Qualification
The High Altitude first aid course is certified for three years.
TRAVEL & EXPEDITION FIRST AID (16 HR)
A two day advanced course (16 hours). The travel and expedition first aid course is designed to introduce a systematic way of advanced first aid for managing casualties. Topic learning and practicals intermixed with scenarios of real situations. The course includes:
Development of skills gained at emergency level
In-depth review of emergency care topics
Advanced techniques • skills • development
Review of special interest topics by the candidates
The Content
First aid training with the REC scheme is easy and fun. The course is progressive by building on each session, introducing new scenarios to test all techniques for:
Environment: hazards • cold • heat • chemicals • poisons • light • toxic substances
Escort: vital signs • psychological • monitor • fluids • stretcher • splints • pain control
Illness: chest pain • stroke • asthma • epilepsy • diabetes • poisons • hyperventilation • mental
Scenarios: triage • incident management • emergency plans • action cards
Travel: dislocations • wound management • tropical diseases • gastric illnesses • high altitude first aid and portable altitude chambers
The Assessment
Travel first aid is assessed by observation of practical skills throughout the course and written assignmentsREC was formed with the philosophy that anyone should have the opportunity to learn and to teach first aid.
The Candidates
All lay candidates will have completed the Level 4 Advanced course
Will be able to take control of an incident and direct standard First Aiders
Will be able to deal with more complex problems and use advanced methods
The Qualification
The Travel & Expedition First Aid course if certified for three years
REC has a wide range of courses available to meet the needs of clients, whether it is in an outdoor environment or within a workplace. The courses are delivered in a modular and structured programme which allows the courses to be easily adapted to suit individual needs.
A two day advanced course (16 hours). The travel and expedition first aid course is designed to introduce a systematic way of advanced first aid for managing casualties. Topic learning and practicals intermixed with scenarios of real situations. The course includes:
Development of skills gained at emergency level
In-depth review of emergency care topics
Advanced techniques • skills • development
Review of special interest topics by the candidates
The Content
First aid training with the REC scheme is easy and fun. The course is progressive by building on each session, introducing new scenarios to test all techniques for:
Environment: hazards • cold • heat • chemicals • poisons • light • toxic substances
Escort: vital signs • psychological • monitor • fluids • stretcher • splints • pain control
Illness: chest pain • stroke • asthma • epilepsy • diabetes • poisons • hyperventilation • mental
Scenarios: triage • incident management • emergency plans • action cards
Travel: dislocations • wound management • tropical diseases • gastric illnesses • high altitude first aid and portable altitude chambers
The Assessment
Travel first aid is assessed by observation of practical skills throughout the course and written assignmentsREC was formed with the philosophy that anyone should have the opportunity to learn and to teach first aid.
The Candidates
All lay candidates will have completed the Level 4 Advanced course
Will be able to take control of an incident and direct standard First Aiders
Will be able to deal with more complex problems and use advanced methods
The Qualification
The Travel & Expedition First Aid course if certified for three years
REC has a wide range of courses available to meet the needs of clients, whether it is in an outdoor environment or within a workplace. The courses are delivered in a modular and structured programme which allows the courses to be easily adapted to suit individual needs.
