Appointed Person First aid

Emergency First Aid is the initial and temporary help given to the victim of injury or sudden illness. It is designed to effectively care for the casualty until the arrival of better qualified or more experienced help. The emergency first aider may be the only first aider within the company, or may be part of a larger team. It is the duty of the employer to ensure that there is an appropriately trained person available whenever people are at work, and for this reason, most employers will appoint several people.

An Emergency First Aider will have basic skills which will enable them to take temporary charge of the situation. However, in most cases they will hand their casualty on to a better qualified person, possibly someone who has completed a full First Aid at Work course, or in serious cases to a medical professional, such as an Ambulance Paramedic.

Content

• What is an appointed person
• Emergency plan
• First aid equipment
• Accident book
• Emergency first aid to cover the following:
• Care of an unresponsive casualty
• Basic life support
• Breathing difficulties
• Problems with circulation
• Wounds and bleeding
• The importance of the initial assessment
• The recovery position
• Unconscious casualty
• Artificial ventilation on an adult
• Chest compression and CPR on an adult Artificial ventilation and CPR for children (if applicable to the group)
• Obstructions of the airway and choking
• Asthma, hyperventilation and breathing disorders
• Disorders of the circulation system
• Recognition and treatment of shock
• Heart attacks
• Severe bleeding
• Internal bleeding
• Unconsciousness
• Faints, fits/epilepsy, diabetes
• Head injuries
• Burns and scalds, minor cuts and grazes

Outcomes

On successful completion of the course the candidate will receive an attendance certificate.

Duration

6 hour programme