First Aid at Work

TBS/71
Objectives:
To enable course delegates to meet the Health and Safety (First - Aid) Regulations 1981 and lead to the award of a Certificate in First Aid which will be valid for 3 years.
Content:
Section One:
· Introductions
· Aims and objectives of 4 day course
· Risk assessment

Section Two:
· Initial response
· Sequence of actions
· Variations in CPR/Recovery position/Choking
· When to go for assistance
· Revision

Section Three:
· Circulation
· Bleeding
· Indirect pressure
· Wound with foreign body
· Amputation
· Revision

Section Four:
· Causes of unconsciousness/Head injuries/Stroke/Poisons/Epilepsy/Diabetic emergencies (hypoglycaemia)
· Heart attack/Fainting/Shock
· Burns and scalds
· Sprains/Strains and Dislocation
· Fractures
· Eye injuries
· Moving casualties
· Revision

Section Five:
· Final assessment
· Course review and open forum.