First Aid at Work

The St Monica Trust has developed a range of courses to promote health and safety best practice with a specific focus on the issues and situations facing employees in a care home and social care environment.

The course programme has been developed to meet the core needs of the first aider in the workplace. The candidate will receive a current version of a first aid manual and a minimum of 28 hours contact time, which includes training in the following:

• Communication in an emergency.
• Scene management.
• Recognition of illness.
• Record keeping.
• Personal hygiene.
• HIV and Hepatitis B/C in first aid.
• Adult resuscitation.
• Control of severe bleeding and the recognition and treatment of shock.
• Managing the unconscious person.
• Burns and scalds.
• Injuries to bones and soft tissue.
• Minor injuries.
• Eye irrigation.
• Poisoning.
• Transport of casualties.

4 full days – NB: All 4 days must be attended.
Full day courses usually run from 9.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.

Relates to:

• Links with Health and Social Care NVQ unit 22, 32 42.