Organised by local rider Mary Rutter and supported by Mick Cole Motorcycles, First Aid for Motorcyclists will teach attendees all they need to know in the event of a motorbike accident.

Key topics will include accident scene management, emergency helmet removal, CPR, shock and wounds, fractures and burns, and what to do if head, neck or spinal trauma is suspected.

Also, importantly, there will be a discussion on accident and injury prevention.

Ms Rutter is one of the organisers of the Far South Coast Social Riders Group and said the first aid course, to be held at Club Bega on March 21, will provide vital and valuable information for riders of all types.

“I’ve done basic first aid, but then I thought, if I was riding along and came across a fellow rider, would I know what to do?” she said.

“Do I take their helmet off or not? 

“Then I thought if I’m like that, perhaps others are the same.”

The First Aid for Motoryclists course will be run by Tracy Hughes, a senior first aid instructor with St John Ambulance – and a keen motorbike rider.

“Tracy does courses like this for a living and has a world of knowledge,” Ms Rutter said.

“And this course wouldn’t be possible without the support and sponsorship of Mick Cole.”

Early registration for the course is recommended, via the First Aid for Motorcyclists website.

There will be both a morning and afternoon session, with part of the proceeds from the course fee to be donated to the neck and spinal injury unit at a Sydney Hospital.