Emergency First Aid at Work

Emergency First Aid at Work

Refreshments including morning coffee, snack lunch and afternoon tea are provided at no additional cost.

What is the Emergency First Aid at Work course?
This course is suitable for anyone, however, the role of someone who undertakes this First Aid course does have its limitations and this will be fully explained to you at the beginning of course. Full attendance throughout the six hour course is necessary and is one of the criteria for achieving the qualification.

The course will allow you to act as a First Aider within your workplace for the duration of the certificate. The Certificate is valid for 3 years. However, you must attend a 3 hour Basic Skills Update/Annual Refresher course once a year for the next 2 years. You will have to attend a 6 hour Emergency First Aid at Work course after 3 years in order to renew your qualification in full

Course topics
The following topics are some of the main subject areas that will be covered during the day:

• Emergency, priorities, responsibilities and communication
• Resuscitation techniques
• Management of an unconscious casualty
• Control and treatment of bleeding and shock
• Treatment of burns and scalds
• Treatment of injuries to bones, muscles and joints
• Minor injuries
• Risk assessment, record keeping and reporting

Teaching and Learning
The course is competency-based and aimed at those people who require First Aid skills which have to be applied in their place of work.

The course is very practical and participative and there will be plenty of opportunity to practise the skills you learn.

NB Students sho uld dress comfortably and women should preferably wear trousers.

Assessment details
There are no formal examinations as such. However, this is a competency based course and you will be continually assessed throughout the day.

On successfully completing the course, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

Progression
First Aid at Work (Health and Safety Executive) course

Notes

Extra costs : Writing materials and notebook

Useful Documents
First Aid Needs Assessment pdf file, 114 KB

First Aid Needs Assessment Examples pdf file, 105 KB

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