First Aid at Work Refresher

Course aims

This course refreshes and updates First Aid Skills. It is run for those people who need to revalidate their statutory FAAW (4 day course) certifi cate.
The course compliments candidates existing skills with any updated procedures and tips for managing emergencies within the work place effectively.
The course focuses on the practical rather than the theoretical knowledge as fi rst aid is about doing not seeing.
*This course must be completed before the FAAW certificate expires.

Course information
Candidates will be assessed using multiple choice question paper and have a practical assessment on resuscitation, unconscious casualty management and incident management.

Course objectives
■ HSE regulations and Accident reporting
■ Incident management
■ CPR
■ Airway, breathing and circulation problems
■ Unconscious casualty management
■ Treatment of medical illness
■ Treatment of bleeding and fractures
■ Burns and scalds
■ Poisoning.

Trainer’s name
Commercial First Aid Services.

Target groups
Team Leaders, Managers and Supervisors.

Training methods employed on the course
Theoretical input, practical skills, and practical incidents based on continual assessment.

Prerequisites of course
Each applicant should be put forward for the courses by there Ward Manager or Team Leader.

Assessment details
Multiple choice questionnaire and practical assessment.

KSF Core Dimensions
■ Communication
■ Health Safety and Security
■ Quality.

Refresher
Refresher required every 3 years.