First Aid Appointed Person

Course aims

Equip staff with the basic skills and knowledge to take charge of an accident or physical illness occurring in the workplace.
The course is recommended by the HSE if the workplace has more than one employee or if personnel work in small teams away from the central
base. The focus is on preventing life threatening conditions from deteriorating.

Course information
Training for the course means that candidates are given realistic and useful skills that can be effectively used in real life.

Course objectives
■ Initiate, manage and a First Aid Incident (Incident Management) prior to emergency help arriving. Performing CPR effectively
■ Treat Airway, Breathing and Circulation problems and unconscious casualty management
■ Treat medical illness, bleeding and fractures, burns and scalds, poisoning.