Over a 3 day period, Learners will develop the skills and knowledge needed to deal with a range of first aid situations, including: assessing an incident, managing an unresponsive casualty, CPR, heart attacks, choking, head and spinal injuries, fractures, anaphylaxis and more. The requalification course needs to be taken prior to award expiry and has a duration of 2 days.
Our first aid at work course covers the content specified in the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
It gives learners the first aid skills to help someone who:
· is unresponsive and breathing
· is unresponsive and not breathing (including the use of an automated external defibrillator/AED)
· is choking
· is bleeding
· is suffering from shock
· is burnt
· feels faint
· has been poisoned
· has a head injury
· has hypothermia or heat exhaustion
· is having a medical emergency:
o seizure
o heart attack
o angina attack
o stroke
o asthma attack
o severe allergic reaction
o diabetic emergency
· has an injury to a bone muscle or joint (including spinal injuries).
The course also includes information on:
· dealing with an emergency:
o assessing a casualty
o monitoring a casualty
o where to get help
o electrical incidents
· accident recording and reporting
· control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH).
Each learner receives a training pack including a host of resources to help them practice the skills covered. The pack includes a course companion workbook, first aid manual, bandages and more.
This course is designed around delivering the learning outcomes in a fun, and relaxed manner. Our bespoke course has received continual high quality scores, and is delivered by professional adult educators.