First Aid At Work - 1 Day and 4 Day Options
1 Day Course
The one day basic course is for those who require a First Aid At Work qualification.
This is a Health & Safety Executive approved course that complies with HSE (first aid) 1981 regulations - First Aid coverage in the workplace is a legal requirement.
Basic Course Content:
- Duties and responsibilities
- Legislation
- Contents of a First Aid kit box
- Mouth-to-mouth
- CPR
- Bandaging and slings
- How to stop bleeding
- Recovery position
Ratio: 6 trainees per instructor
4 Day Course
The four day advanced course is for those who require a First Aid At Work qualification.
This is a Health & Safety Executive approved course that complies with HSE (first aid) 1981 regulations - First Aid coverage in the workplace is a legal requirement.
Day 1
- What is First Aid
- First Aid in the workplace
- Responsibilities of a 'First Aider'
- Primary assessment
- Breathing and circulation
- Principles of resuscitation
- Disorders of respiration
- Airway obstruction
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Day 2
- Disorders of circulation
- Disorders of consciousness
- Wounds and bleeding
- Incident management
- CPR and EAV - Child and baby
- Bites and stings
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Day 3
- Burns and scalds
- Bone, joint and muscle injuries
- Poisoning
- Incident management 2
- Foreign objects
- Effects of heat and cold
- Recap on resuscitation procedures
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Day 4
- Casualty management
- Resuscitation procedures 2
- Incident management 3
- assessment
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On-site Courses - Specific Areas of Risk
The following are examples of specialist areas which can be incorporated into an on-site training programme to accommodate one-off needs such as those required by an industry with specific areas of risk.
- Airway management / Oxygen therapy
- Head injuries
- Anaphylaxis and epi pen training
- Breaks and sprains
- Chemicals and poisons
Ratio: Maximum of 6 trainees per instructor
