Emergency First Aid at Work Training Course

EMERGENCY FIRST AID AT WORK

This qualification targets individuals already working or preparing to enter industries identified in their company's First Aid risk assessment. It caters to those supporting the role of a First Aider at work. Successful completion awards students with an Emergency First Aid at Work Certificate along with a wallet-sized plastic certificate acknowledging their accomplishment.

HSE guidelines mandate a requalification every three years to maintain validity in the workplace. According to HSE regulations, learners must retake the entire Emergency First Aid at Work course to sustain its validity. This periodic renewal ensures updated skills and knowledge, aligning with evolving First Aid practices. Our program emphasizes ongoing competence, ensuring individuals remain well-equipped and capable of responding effectively to workplace emergencies.

DESCRIPTION:

Emergency First Aid at Work Course is a comprehensive, one day course designed to give delegates the knowledge, skills and confidence of managing injuries, disease and ill health effects at workplace and their immediate control measures.

INTENDED FOR:

Anyone requiring a regulated First Aid training qualification

AIMS / OBJECTIVES:

The course is designed for staff members who are appointed as First Aiders:

Legal responsibilities of Employer, Employees and First Aiders
Prioritizing injuries and action in an emergency
How to provide immediate medical care in an emergency.
Common accidents and injuries, skills and confidence to provide an
immediate and appropriate first aid response

COURSE CONTENTS:

Introduction
Definition of First Aid, Aims of First Aid, Responsibilities of the Frist Aider
Contacting the Emergency Services
Primary Survey
Breathing and Circulation
The basic life support action plan CPR
Secondary Assessment
The recovery position
Disorders of Respiration/Airway obstruction and breathing disorders
Choking
The Circulatory System
Shock
Heart attack
Diabetes Management
Wounds and bleeding
o Types of wound, Types of bleeding, Preventing cross-infection,
Dressings and bandages
o Wounds with embedded foreign objects
Burns and Scalds
Bones, Joints and Muscle Injuries
Fracture & Types of fractures
Amputation