First Aid at Work certificate course
This is a three-day course will enable delegates to have a better understanding of emergency first aid at work.
Target group
The course is aimed at any employee/volunteer within the workplace which demands cover from a First Aider with a current First Aid at Work Certificate. Volunteers should be calm, reliable and have the aptitude and ability to cope with a course of study. They should be able to leave their place of work immediately to attend an emergency.
Outcomes of the course
Delegates will be able to identify an emergency, ensure the safety of themselves a casualty or the public, assess the extent of an injury or illness, summon appropriate help, perform lifesaving skills, prevent a casualty’s condition from deteriorating, promote recovery of a casualty, recognise the legal requirements and responsibility of an appointed person.
The study topics include
- Definition of First Aid
- Assessing the situation
- Dealing with danger
- Calling for assistance
- Examining a casualty
- Resuscitation
- Unconsciousness
- Control of a haemorrhage
- Anaphylaxis
- Anatomy and physiology of the human body
- Dealing with sudden illness
- Dealing with the immediate effects of injury: fractures, sprains, strains
- Dealing with minor injuries
- Legal aspects
- Responsibilities and limitations of a first aider
- Recording treatment given/action taken
