This is a three-day theory and practical course which will give you the time to learn the basic skills and techniques of first aid.
There will be assessment and a certificate of training, plus you will be given a workbook to keep handy as a useful reference guide.
You will learn the basics needed to provide first aid in the workplace for minor incidents or until medical professionals arrive.
- Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider
- Assess an incident
- Provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty
- Provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding
- Provide first aid to a casualty who is in shock
- Manage a casualty with minor injuries
The course contains the following sessions:
- Introduction
- Incident management
- Unresponsive casualty
- Airway and breathing problems
- Circulation problems (Wounds and bleeding)
- Injuries to bones, muscles and joints
- Burns and scalds
- Major Illness
Worth noting: First aid at work certificates are valid for three years and a two-day qualification course must be carried out within one month of expiry. Don’t leave it any longer or you’ll have to take a full first aid at work course.
