Emergency First Aid at Work (HSE) – 6hrs

The course is designed for those working in a wide range of settings to attain the
knowledge and practical competencies required to deal with a range of
emergency first aid situations.
Learners will need to demonstrate practical administration of safe, prompt,
effective first aid in emergency situations with an understanding of the role of the
first aider including equipment, record keeping and basic hygiene. The learners
will be required to undertake an assessment of their skills and knowledge.

This unit is relevant to workers who provide direct support to clients in all
care settings – hospital, residential, day- or foster-care or in the client’s
own home.

Understand the role and responsibility of an emergency first aider
• The importance of preventing cross infection
• The need for recording incidents and actions
• Use of available equipment
• Know how to assess an incident in order to act safely, promptly and
effectively in an emergency
• Manage an unresponsive casualty who is unconscious (including
seizure)
• Administer Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Recognise and assist a casualty who is choking
• Manage a casualty who is wounded and bleeding
• Manage a casualty who is in shock
• Understand how to manage a casualty with a minor injury (including
small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters)