Appointed Person First Aid

This course is available to anyone regardless of any First Aid experience.

The course covers briefly many aspects of First Aid to enable you to assist the First Aid at work nominated person, it will enable you to conduct emergency life saving first aid.

Course Structure:

Introduction and welcome

Explanation of course
Tutor Introduction to Delegates
Delegates Introduction to each other
Paperwork

Action in an emergency

Factors involved during the emergency approach
Initial steps of DRABC

Primary assessment

Danger
Response
Airway
Breathing
Circulation

Secondary assessment

How to make a diagnosis
Top to Toe Survey

Principles of resuscitation

Procedures for artificial ventilation
Procedures for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
Alternative types of artificial ventilation
Airway Obstructions

Wounds & Bleeding

Types of Wounds
Types of Bleeding
Preventative Cross-Infection
General Rules for the treatment of wounds

Burns & Scars

How burns are caused
How skin reacts to a burn
Treatment of burns

Fractures

The function of the skeleton
Types of fractures
Treatment of fractures

Incident Management

Recap on action at an emergency
Top to Toe survey
Scenarios

Assessment

Explain Process
Written Paper
Practical Assessment