Overview
This course is for those candidates looking to update their skills and renew their existing 3 day First Aid at Work certificate.
Candidates must hold a First Aid at Work or First Aid at Work Refresher certificate to be eligible for this qualification.
Course Content
Candidates will be able to:
- Assess and prioritise a first aid incident
- Deal with an unconscious casualty
- Carry out resuscitation (CPR)
- Control bleeding and manage shock
- Deal with injuries to bones, muscles and joints
- Deal with a casualty suffering burns and scalds
- Manage eye injuries
- Deal with casualties overcome by fumes or suffering from poisoning
- Deal with a broad range of common injuries and illnesses until the arrival of medical care
- Maintain first aid records
- Use and maintain first aid kits
- AED (Use of an AED, chain of survival, safety considerations)
The course will cover:
- First aid priorities
- Managing incidents
- Basic Life Support
- Examination of a Casualty
- Unconsciousness
- Control of Bleeding
- Fractures
- Burns and scalds
- Common illnesses
- Chest Pains including Heart Attacks & Angina
- Eye injuries
- Head injuries
- Seizures (Adults)
- Shock
- Asthma
- Fainting/feeling faint
- Low blood sugar/diabetic emergencies
- Allergic reaction
- Stroke
- Spinal injuries
- Dressings
- Recording and reporting
- Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations
- First Aid Kits
Entry Requirements
Good understanding of spoken and written English.
Assessment
Assessment will be carried out throughout the course through observation and written exercises.
Successful candidates will be issued with a certificate valid for 3 years.
Next Steps
HSE guidelines strongly recommend first aiders to undertake an annual half day refresher course and full refresher course by the 3-year expiry date.