Emergency First Aid
The course will familiarise students with the roles and responsibilities of the Emergency First Aider, including assessing an incident, recognising signs and symptoms of injury and illness, and assisting a casualty who is suffering from injury and illness. Students will learn and be assessed on their practical ability to deal with casualties who have stopped breathing, are unconscious, are bleeding and suffering from shock.
Course Summary:
- understand the role and responsibilities of an emergency first aider.
- Know how to assess an incident.
- Manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally
- Manage an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally.
- Recognise and assist a casualty who is choking.
- Manage a casualty who is wounded and bleeding.
- Manage a casualty who is in shock
- Understand how to manage a casualty with a minor injury.
Qualification Structure:
The minimum contact time for the course is 6 hours. This can be split over a maximum of 3 days, with sessions lasting no less than 2 hours. Candidates are assessed by ongoing practical assessment by the Tutor throughout the course. All successful students will be issued with an Emergency First Aid at Work Certificate which lasts for a period of 3 years.