Schools First Aid
Course
Inhouse
Description
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Type
Course
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Methodology
Inhouse
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Class hours
6h
To train individuals and School staff that require appointed person training in basic first aid skills and require training in the management of specific illnesses and injuries. To provide first aid skills necessary to manage a patient that is not breathing normally, is unconscious, bleeding or is ill or injured prior to the arrival of the emergency services. Suitable for: Teachers,School support staff, Students/Pupils appointed persons with secondary care skills
Reviews
Course programme
Assessment: Knowledge and skills assessment
Certificate Expiry: 3 years from date of completion
Max Class Size: 24 (with 2 instructors)
Student Materials
Includes:
- Essential Skills Guide
- Emergency Reference Guide
- Successful Completion Card
- Emergency Plan & Guidance Card
- Face Shield
- Wall Certificate
- Course Evaluation and Statement of Understanding Form
Hands-on Skill Practice
Students will practice the essential skills in small groups and will apply these skills in scenario sessions during the course.
Assessment
Students are assessed throughout the course by instructor observation of the essential skills. There is no formal summative assessment for this course.
The Schools First Aid course is designed to meet the recommendations of the HSE Health and Safety at Work (1981) Regulations for Appointed Persons in the Workplace.
Course Topics
Introduction
- Principles of First Aid
- Chain Of Survival
- Emergency Management Procedure
Scene Safety
- Scene Survey
- Exposure Protection
- Risk to Rescuer
- Barrier Devices
Basic Life Support
- Primary Survey and Reassessment
- Clearing the Airway
- Recovery Position
- CPR Adult
- Alternative Ventilation
- Choking
- Communication and delegation in an emergency
- Control of bleeding
- Resuscitation - as appropriate for age group.
- Incident management
- Responsibility of employers and employees for health and safety
- Specific hazards in a school
Life Threatening Conditions
- Severe Bleeding
- Shock Management
Secondary Survey
- Patient History Taking
- Chief Complaint Signs and Symptoms
- Past Medical History Physical Assessment
- Head to Toe Survey
First Aid Topics
- Breathing Problems
- Circulatory
- Environmental Problems
- Nervous System Problems
- Other Medical Problems
- Other Injuries
First Aid Health and Safety
- First Aid Kit
- Accident Reporting
Additional information
Schools First Aid