Course Aim:
To update the skills of those who need to need to renew their First Aid at Work Certificate
Course Duration:
2 Days
Who Should Attend:
Personnel who wish to renew their First Aid at Work qualification before their current certification expires
Objectives:
- Understand the role and responsibilities of the emergency First Aider
- Understand how to assess and assess a casualty
- Manage an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally
- Manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally
- Recognise and assist a casualty who is choking
- Understand how to manage a casualty with external bleeding & hypovolaemic shock
- Manage a casualty with minor injuries
- To be able to administer First Aid to a casualty with chest injuries
- Be able to administer First Aid for a casualty with burns or scalds
- To complete written assessments
- Be able to administer First Aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning
- To be able to administer First Aid for asthma or hyperventilation and recognise the contrasting difference between the two conditions
- Be able to administer First Aid to a casualty with Anaphylactic shock
- Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty with angina or heart attack
- Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty with a suspected stroke
- Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty with injuries to bones & joints
- Be able to administer First Aid to a casualty with a suspected spinal injury
- Be able to administer First Aid to a casualty with suspected head injury
- Be able to conduct a Secondary Survey
- Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty with suspected diabetes
- Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with epilepsy
- To complete appropriate multiple choice papers and provide feedback
Course Modules:
The role of the First Aider:
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Minimizing the risk of infection
- Establishing Consent
- Accident report forms
Incident & Casualty Assessment:
- Scene Survey
- Primary Survey
- When to call for help
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation:
- The need to commence CPR
- Open airway and check breathing
- Demonstrate CPR
- Child & Baby CPR awareness
- Managing a casualty that has regurgitated during CPR
Recovery Position & Management of Seizure:
- Assess Consciousness
- Importance of Recovery Position
- Recovery Position demonstration
- Manage a casualty who is in seizure
Choking:
- Identify a casualty with partial and complete airway obstruction
- Adminsiter First Aid to a casualty who is choking
External Bleeding & Shock:
- Identify types of external bleeding
- Signs & symptoms of shock
- Provide First Aid for a casualty in shock
- Managing external bleeding
- Identifying First Aid equipment
- Safe use of equipment
- How to control severe external bleeding
Minor Injuries & Eye Injuries:
- Managing small cuts, grazes & bruises
- Managing small splinters
- Identify eye injuries
- Administer First Aid for eye injuries
Chest Injuries:
- Different types of chest injuries
- Administer First Aid for a chest injury
Burns & Scalds:
- Recognise factors that affect severity of burns or scalds
- Administer First Aid for burns
Written Assessments:
- Complete Multi choice assessment
Poisons:
- Identify ways poison enters the body
- Corrosive & non corrosive poisons
- Information for treating those affected by sudden poisoning
- Administer First Aid to a casualty affected with sudden poisoning
Asthma:
- Physiology of asthma attack
- Signs & Symptoms
- Treat someone who is having an asthma attack
Anaphylaxis:
- Common triggers for Anaphylaxis
- Recognis Anaphylaxis
- Administer First Aid for a casualty suffering from Anaphylaxis
Angina & Heart Attack:
- Physiology for the heart
- Physiology for Angina, signs & symptoms
- Angina attack treatment
- Heart attack signs & symptoms
- Heart attack treatment
Stroke:
- Physiology of a Stroke
- Signs & symptoms
- Treatment
Injuries to Bones & Joints:
- Recognise suspected fractures, dislocations
- Administer First Aid for fractures, dislocations
- Recognise suspected sprains & strains
- Administer First Aid for strains & sprains
Spinal Injuries:
- Recognise suspected spinal injuries
- Administer First Aid for suspected spinal injuries
Head Injuries:
- Recognise susepected concussion, cerebral compression & skull fracture
- Administer First Aid for suspected concussion, cerebral compression & skull fracture
Secondary Survey:
- Casualty history
- Head to toe survey
Diabetes:
- Diabetes & purpose of insulin
- Hypoglycaemia
- Signs & symptoms
- Treatment
Epilepsy:
- Define epilepsy
- Partial and absence seizures
- Generalised seizures and treatment
- Time limits for calling 999
Written Assessments & Course Closure:
- Multi choice assessment paper
- Course evaluation
- Course closure
This course is available in our dedicated Colchester training room, if you would like to book this course or request more information about doing a training session nearer your business please fill out the fields below
