Community First Aid

Community First Aid

About the Course

Who is the course for?
The Community First Aid course is designed to train members of the public that require basic first aid skills.
Study Mode
Short Course
Contact Details

Introduction This course will provide first aid skills necessary to manage a patient that is not breathing
normally, is unconscious or is bleeding prior to the arrival of the emergency services.
Students will practice the essential skills in small groups and will apply these skills in scenario sessions during the course.

Course Units
· Introduction: Principles of First Aid
· Chain of survival
· Emergency management procedure
· Care cycle:
· Barrier devices
· Scene safety
· Scene survey
· Exposure protection
· Risk to rescuer
· Basic life support
· Clearing the airway
· CPR adult, child & infant
· Procedures
· Choking adult
· Primary survey & reassessment
· Recovery position
· Alternative ventilation
· Introduction to AEDs
· Life threatening conditions
· Shock management
· Severe bleeding

Duration Initial training: 4 hours Retraining time: Currently retraining for this course is to retake the full course after 3 years

Tuition Fees(Cost) £75

Other Information Students are assessed throughout the course by instructor observation of the essential skills. There is no formal summative assessment for this course.