First Aid
NEW 3 Day First Aid at Work Course
Course content
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- 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)