WHO WOULD BENEFIT?

What will be covered?

Emergency First Aid at Work will provide delegates with information and skills on how to provide effective treatment and care to a person, or persons that become ill or injured whilst at work or home. The programme has a large emphasis on practical application of the skills learnt, the ample opportunity is provided for hands-on practice in a relaxed, low stress environment.

The course covers two units

 

Emergency First Aid in the Workplace

Recognition and Management of Illness and Injury in the Workplace

Learning Outcomes for Unit 1 – Emergency First Aid in the Workplace

Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider

Be able to assess an incident

Be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally

Be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally

Be able to recognise and assist a casualty who is choking

Be able to manage a casualty with external bleeding

Be able to manage a casualty who is in shock

Be able to manage a casualty with a minor injury

Learning Outcomes for Unit 2 – Recognition and Management of Illness and Injury in the Workplace

 

Be able to conduct a secondary survey.

Be able to administer first aid to a casualty with injuries to bones, muscles and joints

Be able to administer first aid to a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries.

Be able to administer first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injuries

Be able to administer first aid to a casualty with burns and scalds.

Be able to administer first aid to a casualty with an eye injury.

Be able to administer first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning

Be able to administer first aid to a casualty with anaphylaxis.

Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected major illness.

Regarding the First Aid at Work course (3 days) we are able to either do three days consecutively or spread the 3 days over 3 weeks.