Witkowski Grzegorz, Padała Olga, Dzikowski Wojciech, Naylor Katarzyna, Domańska-Glonek Ewa, Torres Anna, Torres Kamil. In situ simulation training in First Aid. Pilot study. First aid in a dangerous workplace. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2017;7(4):435-446. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.495774 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/4390 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26.01.2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Author (s) 2017; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 25.03.2017. Revised 27.03.2017. Accepted: 07.04.2017. In situ simulation training in First Aid. Pilot study. First aid in a dangerous workplace Grzegorz Witkowski Department of Didactics and Medical Simulation, Chair of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Poland Olga Padała Students' Scientific Association of Medical Simulation, Medical University of Lublin, Poland Wojciech Dzikowski Department of Didactics and Medical Simulation, Chair of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Poland Katarzyna Naylor Department of Didactics and Medical Simulation, Chair of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Poland Ewa Domańska-Glonek Department of Didactics and Medical Simulation, Chair of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Poland Anna Torres Laboratory of Biostructure, Chair of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Poland Kamil Torres Department of Didactics and Medical Simulation, Chair of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Poland Abstract Purpose The aim of the study was to evaluate the newly develop course prepared for the employees working in the forest and mountain environment Methodology 31 people participated in the course. They were employees of Roztocze National Park and the Forestry Commission Lutowiska. A diagnostic survey was implemented in a form of a questionnaire. The respondents were provided with two original questionnaires and a telephone survey. Surveys were anonymous and voluntary. Findings The average assessment of First Aid knowledge before the workshop was 2.48 and majority of participants assesed First Aid as difficult. After the workshop, the respondents assessed the knowledge on average as 3.87 and as much as 58% declared that definitely would provide First Aid to a stranger; 81% to a close person. Over 80% of respondents noticed the need of regular training in First Aid. Research implication The analysis showed that regular improvement of First Aid skills is required by the participants. The training should be adjusted to the group’s needs in terms of the program, teaching techniques and the place of training. There is a need to implement such training on a wider scale among forestry and mountain workers. Originality Uncovering the gaps in First Aid training in mountain and forest workers in their professional training. Key words: First Aid, foresters, battlefield medicine, occupational exposure, health and safety rules