First Aid

NEW 3 Day First Aid at Work Course

Course content

• • Understand the role of the first aider including reference to the use of available equipment and the need for recording incidents and actions
  • Understand the importance of basic hygiene in first-aid procedures
  • Assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency
  • Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious and/or in seizure;
  • Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded or bleeding and/or in shock
  • Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking
  • Provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries
  • Recognise the presence of major illness and apply general first aid principles in its management

In addition, candidates should be able to demonstrate the correct first-aid management of:

• Soft tissue injuries
• Injuries to bones including suspected spinal injuries
• Chest injuries
• Burns and scalds
• Eye injuries including how to irrigate an eye
• Sudden poisoning and anaphylactic shock

Duration
18 contact hours – this includes the continuous practical assessment.
Normally, the course is run over a minimum of three days.

Also available

• Annual Skills Update (3 Hours Duration)
• 2-Day Requalification Course (Every 3rd Year)