Good Samaritan Course

The Good Samaritan Course is a one-day simulation-based training programme for healthcare professionals, run by Endeavour Medical. It uses a mix of indoor simulation and outdoor practical workshops to help participants reconnect with colleagues, sharpen clinical skills, and learn how to act appropriately and safely as a Good Samaritan in medical emergencies outside the hospital setting.

Endeavour's teaching is led by experienced professionals in the field and is immersive, holistic, and flexible to meet personal development goals. All courses are directly aligned to UK Foundation Training and postgraduate specialty training curricula, covering clinical assessment and prioritisation, management of complexity and uncertainty, communication skills, holistic planning, fitness for practice and wellbeing, ethical and legal principles, health promotion, illness prevention, and leadership. Faculty are trained in good supervision principles and can complete work-based assessments (including CEX and CBD) undertaken during the course. Reflective practice is encouraged throughout.

The course is structured around four practical workshop scenarios:

• RTA and scene management — manage an incident with multiple casualties (pelvic injury and fracture), prioritise tasks, and treat initial injuries
• Collapsed patients and basic life support — assess casualties outside hospital, perform BLS, and use automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
• C-spine injury and moving casualties — identify cervical-spine injuries, learn safe casualty movement techniques, and practise packing and evacuation
• Hypothermia, hyperthermia, and drowning — learn stages of hypothermia, the 1:10:1 rule, rewarming techniques, heat illness management, and remote environment emergencies