Emergency First Aid at Work - 1 Day

On successful completion of the course, learners will be able to:

• Identify the role and responsibilities of the first aider.
• Identify how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others.
• Identify the need for consent to provide first aid.
• Conduct a scene survey.
• Conduct a primary survey of a casualty.
• Summon appropriate assistance when necessary.
• Identify when to administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
• Demonstrate adult CPR using a manikin.
• Identify when to place a casualty into the recovery position.
• Demonstrate how to place a casualty into the recovery position.
• Demonstrate continual monitoring of breathing whilst the casualty is in the recovery position.
• Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is experiencing a seizure.
• Identify when a casualty is choking.
• Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty who is choking.
• Identify whether external bleeding is life-threatening.
• Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty with external bleeding.
• Recognise when a casualty is suffering from shock.
• Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock.

Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with:

o   Small cuts/grazes

o   Bruises

o   Small splinters

o   Nosebleeds