First Aid at Work

Course Aim:

To give instruction in the procedures required in the event of person(s) taken ill or injured in the workplace

Overview:

By the end of the course students should be able to:

• Know the action to take in an emergency situation
• Know and demonstrate basic life saving techniques
• Diagnose and deal with injury and illness in the workplace

Suitable for:

First Aiders in the workplace

The Programme Topic Areas are:
Day 1 - Morning Session

Aims:

To cover administration procedures and course overview; To cover the duties of a first aider; To cover respiration and hypoxia

General Objectives:

• Know the requirements of the first aid at work course
• Appreciate the responsibilities and duties of a first aider
• Understand the respiratory system
• Know how to deal with unconsciousness
• Demonstrate recovery position
• Know how to preserve life
• Perform a top to toe survey

The Programme Topic Areas are:

Day 1 - Afternoon Session

Aims:

• To cover circulation system
• To cover circulation disorders
• To cover CPR

General Objectives:

• Identify heart attacks
• Recognise shock
• Recognise anaphylaxis
• Know how to preserve life
• Know the resuscitation procedure

Day 2 - Morning Session

Aims:

• To complete progress test
• To review previous day content
• To cover available equipment
• To cover wounds and bleeding

General Objectives:

• Know the contents of a first aid kit
• Know how to control bleeding

Day 2 - Afternoon Session

Aims:

• To cover burns and scalds
• To cover poisons
• To cover major illnesses

General Objectives:

• Appreciate the causes and types of burns
• Recognise different kinds of poisoning
• Recognise major illnesses

Day 3 - Morning Session

Aims:

• To cover the types of fractures
• To cover individual fractures

General Objectives:

• Know the types of fractures
• Know the causes of fractures Know how to treat individual fractures

Day 3 - afternoon session

Aims:

To complete the first aid examinations