First Aid Expert - Feedback

Douglas Croy:  Practical exercises was much better than too much theory and stick in the mind.
Callum MacInnes:  Well structures course.  Provided a much better knowledge of helmet removal and also use of oxygen at an RTC incident.

Tom Robinson:  A good practical course.  Very hands on.
Derek Allan:  Topic covered were relevant to what we might face in the course of our job.  Bot too in depth but enough information to take on board during the day.
Craig Smith:  For someone like me who has not done first aid for over 9 years the course was excellent.  The demonstration on helmet removal was very interesting and relevant and the whole course was tailored towards the scenarios we might face.
Gavin Walls:  Good to have plenty of practical work instead of power point presentations.
Ian Croy:  Short and sharp.  To the point.  The right content and amount for the day.  Touched on a lot of very relevant (RTC, helmet removal etc).  Fire service related first aid and of great benefit.  Thanks.
Mervyn Walker:  Very practical hands on course instead of power point presentations and excellent content.  Designed for the fire service.
Niall MacLeod:  Good course content.  Tutor well versed on subject matter.  I found the input on removal of motor cycle helmets particularly informative.
Paul Manson:  Course was interesting because it was hands on.
Martin Gorn:  Refreshed things from previous first aid courses I have attended.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

John R. Rendall:  Course well liked.  Very informative and interesting.
Tim Dodman:  I like the practical and informal nature of the course which created a good learning environment.  Friendly, approachable tutor.
Alistair Hourston:  Found the course to be straight forward and sticking to the important things in first aid.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Retained Firefighters - Westray
Attended:  1-day HSE Emergency First Aid Course -  21 Sep 11

Barry Moncrieff:  The course is very good and should be done every year.
Paul Sarjeant:  I found it very informative.
George Muir:  Good for situations likely to arise.
Darren Muir:  Liked the input with the nurse and seeing the equipment on the ambulance and what they carry.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Christine Scally:  I found the course interesting and I was able to get the understanding to all the questions.  It gave us confidence to use oxygen/medical equipment in a proper manner.  It was a good day spent.  Thank you.
Neil Campbell:  Liked the reference to RTC and practical uses of oxygen, etc.
Janet Pringle:  I liked that it was mainly practical and that there was 3 of us from our station able to train together.  The instructor Jim, spoke well and clearly and was easy to follow.
David MacClure:  Helped to recap previous techniques and establish confidence in carrying out certain first aid needs.  The variety of equipment was very good.
Donald Morrison:  A well presented and informative course presented in a relaxed and efficient manner.
Colin Kerr:  Good manner and easy to understand with good practical ways of doing things.
Ian Philp:  Good relevant training covering subjects, including the legal background, of situations we are likely to encounter during operational service.  Conducted in a sensible an appropriate pace.
Richard Myers:  The course gave me lots of confidence as a first aider for the future.  I will look forward to more tuition from Mr Morning.
Creon MacKay:  Helmet removal was much easier than thought to be.  Bandages and dressing was useful to know.

Course instructor:  James Morning

Peter Smith:  An excellent hands on course by an excellent instructor.
Lee Evans:  Excellent and easy to follow and understand.  We need to do more courses like this.  Thanks.
Iain Martin:  Great course.  Really enjoyed it.  I would like to do more courses like this.
Ken Nicolson:  Very informative and easy to understand.
Rachael Jones:  Really enjoyed the course.  Very informative and confidence building.
Donnie Gillies:  Good practical course.  Enjoyable.
James MacDonald:  The course was very well presented and put across in an easy to understand manner.
John MacKenzie:  Very good course.
David MacInnes:  I had a very enjoyable day learning first aid and how to help people in different ways.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Guy Matttews:  Training was relevant to situations we will encounter as the Fire Service and very valuable.
Alasdair MacDonald:  Found the course very good and feel it was worth while.
David McDonnelll:  Enjoyed the course once again.. Good to refresh and remember procedures.
Colin Wilson:  More geared towards the Fire Service.  Gave a more realistic feel to it.
Iain MacLeod:  Liked helmet removal.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Iain MacLellan:  I enjoyed the course and this was my first time doing first aid and I was amazed to see what I learned.
Andy Watson:  Questions were answered clearly and the course was quite relaxed.
Donald Martin:  Good bandage work.
Ruaraidh MacNeill:  Motor cycle removal very useful.. Practical involvement good.
John MacRae:  Very good course with limited time.  Liked the practical input.
Alasdair MacLean:  Liked helmet removal.  Refreshing CPR.  Liked bandaging and casualty handling.
Anne MacKay:  Particularly liked the removal of a motor cyclist helmet exercise.
Duncan MacDonald:  Course was full of useful information, particularly casualty handing.
Campbell Matheson:  Helmet removal module was very good.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Andrew Gillies:  Well structured and covered all aspects of the course in a varied, informative and practical manner.  Good hands on training with good educational support equipment.  Felt I gained much from the course and good building blocks for continual leaning in first aid.
David Croy:  Great to get top up information.  New ideas were informative; eg, Helmet removal.
Neil MacLennan:  The course was educational and the practical side was useful.
Duncan Koek:  Overall the course was very good.  Helmet removal was informative.  Learned a lot.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Lindsay Gordon:  Very informative and well constructed.  Enjoyed the course.
Steven Gordon:  Overall an informative course.  Particularly liked removal of motorcycle helmets.
Graham Grant:  Good content. Liked removal of helmets.
Martin Grant:  Good input on helmet removal.  Course was relevant to the Fire Service.
Barry Whitehead:  Good course.
Paul Gordon:  Good course.  Learned how to take a bike helmet off.
Chris MacMillan:  Well taught.  Knowledgeable tutor.
David Gordon:  Particularly liked removing bike helmets
Tommy Macaulay:  Liked learning about removing helmets.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Thomas Fowles:  Friendly non-judgmental approach therefore easy to learn and understand.
Helena MacDonald:  A good mix of practical and theory.
John MacDonald:  The information on helmet removal useful.  The course is geared for Fire Brigade use.
Wayne Fraser:  The content of the course was kept simple and easy to understand which was excellent.
James Lockhart:  The course was well set out.  Good balance of class work and practical.  Well worth while course.
Lindsay MacDonald:  Course content all very good.  Helmet removal very relevant to our area.
Alasdair Marshall:  Excellent practical training and feed back given.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Ailsa Kinnaird:  The course was well structured and informative.  It was good that there was a lot of practical.  The 15 minutes of CPR was good to get an idea of how hard it is.
Shane Tunstall:  The course was easy to follow and the trainer very knowledgeable.  Any questions answered in a way to make it understandable.  Cheers.
Douglas Pirie:  Everything was fine.
Sean Rooney:  I do feel a lot more at ease with the first aid knowledge I have received and I really enjoyed the course.
Scott Mackenzie:  A very useful and informative course with practical exercises and examples.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Retained Firefighters - Dornoch

Attended:  1-day HSE Emergency First Aid Course - 3 Jul 11

John MacKenzie:  One of the best and most useful courses I have attended.
Tim Kirk:  An excellent course, well suited to the Fire Service.  A very good balance of theory and practical exercises.  Definately learned a lot.
William Paterson:  I enjoyed the course very much.
David Purvis:  The whole course was thoroughly enjoyable not like some courses that can be long winded.
Steven Patullo:  It was good that due to the weather we were able to do the exercises outside which helped break the day up.
Brian Patullo:  It was worthy of a refresher to remember things.
Roderick MacKenzie:  Mixing the theory with the practical was good.  Plenty of mix of things to keep you interested; videos, etc.
Stuart Skinner:  Clear and concise regarding the priorities of first aid.
Kenneth Patience:  Very good.  Second time with you.  Excellent day.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Paul Murray:  I liked the fact that the course was relevant to the situations we are likely to come across in our job.
Andy MacKenzie:  Very good.  Lots to take back to the rest of the boys.  Good day all round.  Helmet removal was very good.
Sandy MacLeod:  Relevant to our job.
James Forsyth:  Relevant content.  Good.
John Millar:  The course was very good.  Good on motorbike helmets.
Nicholas Hird:  Helmet removal particularly useful.  Course in general was useful and well targeted towards us.
Roger Tebay:  Course was very good.  Some new things learned.  Very good.
Donald Morrison:  Very important course for everybody.  Well delivered.
Colin Stevenson:  Well structured.  Good trainer.  Easy to understand.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Grame Gunn:  The course was well structured and covered many topics in the allocated time.
Stuart MacLeod:  I enjoyed the practical side of the the course.  The theory side was good too.
Neil Reid:  Good course.  Very interesting.
Walter Sutherland:  Good general top-up course in first aid and also useful for everyday use.
Alistair MacIntosh:  Good pace of learning.
Joanna Johnston:  Good content related to the Fire Service.
Scott Mackenzie:  It was all good.
George MacKay:  Very good course.
Kevin Tait:  Course was relevant to the HIFRS.  Very good.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Andrew Bowker:  The real life scenarios which we did on the second day really helped to put it all together and all the practical stuff too.
Lynne Whall:  Been on a few courses but still found that this course provided information that I did not know.  Tutor was clearly knowledgeable and flexible to the needs of the group.
Clare Caley:  I enjoyed it.  A refresher course is not easy to keep interesting but you managed it.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Graeme Doull:  Enjoyed the course.
Kenneth Gunn:  Enjoyed the course.  Thank you.
Gary Geddes:  Section on helmet removal was particularly interesting.
Steven Allen:  Good course.
Ian Swanson:  Helmet removal very good.  Was taboo before.
Murray Smyth:  Very easy to understand and follow.
Robert Gunn:  The course was well set out and I learned a lot.
John Durrand:  Enjoyable presentation.  The tutor demonstrated a thorough knowledge of topics.
Richard MacKay:  Good course.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

John Dunnet:  Very well delivered course.  The tutor showed a good depth of knowledge during questions.
Alex Coghill:  A very good course.  I would encourage others to go on the course.
William Cormack:  Good course.
James Davidson:  Good course.
James Coghill:  Very good course and easy to follow.
David Dunnet:  Well run course.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Samantha Ivil:  I found the course easy to follow, a correct pace for me to follow anyway.  Done a course like this 20 years ago.  It would be great to have a more in depth course.
Ian Grover:  Although the course goes over ground we have already had - a refresher is always a good thing to keep up to date.
Andy Parker:  The course was useful and understanding.
Peter Thomson:  Overall good.
Robert Murdoch:  Good course.
Andrew MacKenzie:  The course ran at a good steady pace.
David Holt:  Good refresher.
Norman Campbell:  Good to refresh on general first aid skills.  It was helpful.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Sarah Jones:  Basing the knowledge around our possible duties was very helpful.  The tutor having experience of the Fire Service also helped.
Heather Brown:  It was good to be on a course with my own colleagues as they would be with you on a real situation.
Lesley Jones:  Well structured and informative day.  Time well spent.  Some information not previously dealt with on other first aid courses, eg, helmet removal.
Robert Capell:  First class helmet exercise.  Very useful.
Hugh MacLachlain:  Feedback good.
Jon Crosbie:  Uncomplicated and knowledgeable delivery.  Liked helmet removal.
Keith Adams:  Clear advice backed up with an in depth knowledge and useful application of skills.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Retained Firefighters - Kilchoan

David Cash:  Good. Business like. Relevant.
Martin Ellis:  Very good.
Rosemary Curtis:  Very good course.
David Ferguson:  Covered all aspects of basic first aid and a good refresher.
Heather Jappy:  Informative.  Good to have a refresher every few years to keep updated with important changes.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Retained Firefighters - Acharacle

Attended:  1-day HSE Emergency First Aid Course - 26 Mar 11

Laura McHardy:  Liked all.  Found it very good and now have a better understanding of First Aid to use at incidents and as a member of the public.  Thanks Jim.
Andrew Ross:  Very good course.  Time given to make sure everyone understood and never left behind.
Alan MacMillan:  Well presented course.
James Gordon:  The course was refreshing and covered what I forgot.
Gavin Wood:  The course was enjoyable.
Kevin Gray:  The course was steered towards the Fire Service and I felt that it was of benefit.
Callum MacKenzie:  Course was very well done and informative.
Stuart Brakenridge:  It was good to experience First Aid training and learn more about care for patients.
Eric Ibberston:  Really good course and well put over.
Julian Jennings:  Good content and good refresher on CPR.
Jamie Stewart:  Very good course.
Alexander MacMillan:  Good delivery of the course.  Informative and useful.  Easy to follow.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Douglas MacDonald:  Good course to refresh us.
Bryce Campbell:  Very informative.  Good balance of theory and practical.  Slides and movies informative also.
Gary Laud:  A well structures course.  The subjects covered were very interesting.
Jenifer Smith:  Good course content.  Good balance of theory/practical.  Course well structured towards the Fire Service.
Ian Grant:  Tutor made everything very, very clear.
Alison Murray:  Practical work in small groups useful.  Thanks Jim.
Rod Coltant:  Thanks.
Stephen Wood:  Good explanations of injuries and CPR.
Nick Nethercott:  I thought the course was very well delivered.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Steven Cameron:  Found the course very informative giving a large amount of  practical tuition, and the theory was very acceptable.  Full marks to the tutor for his ability and humour.  Well done.
Iain MacLeod:  The course was very good.
Steven Grant:  I think the course is recommended for basic first aid.
Donald Hamilton:  Liked the information.
Andrew Smith:  Lot crammed into a short course.  Useful.
Tommy Broadley:  Good interesting course.
George Campbell:  Every detail was covered and explained.
Adrian Patterson:  Every detail was covered and explained very well.

Course Instructor:  James Morning

Full-Time Firefighters - Inverness
Attended:  1-day HSE Emergency First Aid Course - 20 Jan 11