Course Description
This qualification forms part of the First Aid suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:
- Resuscitation Council (UK)
- Skills for Health Assessment Principles for First Aid Qualifications. This qualification is for people who deal with Emergency First Aid at Work enabling them to be workplace Emergency First Aiders under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
The objective of the qualification is to benefit learners by enabling them to attain the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of Emergency First Aid situations and/or take the role of Emergency First Aider in the Workplace.
Course Content
- Roles and responsibilities of an Emergency First Aider
- Assessing an incident
- Managing an unresponsive casualty
- CPR & AED Use
- Recovery Position
- Choking
- Seizures
- External bleeding
- Shock
- Minor injuries
- Cuts, Grazes & Bruises
- Minor Burns & Scalds
Assessment & Award
Candidates must:
- Participate in all three assessment activities
- Complete test paper
- Demonstrate competence in first-aid procedures for the management of a casualty:
- Who is unresponsive and breathing normally
- Who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
- With external bleeding and who is in shock