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Emergency First Aid

The First Aid at Work Regulations 1981 places a duty on all employers and the self employed to provide first aid faculties for their staff in the event of them having an accident or becoming unwell. As a minimum every workplace should have an "appointed person" immediately available to deal with such emergencies.

Course Category: FIRST AID
Sector: GENERAL
Course title: “Emergency First Aid”
Who should attend: This one-day course is for staff who will be required by their employers to undertake the role of a First Aider in the workplace

 

Course Details:

Accreditations: Emergency First Aid certification 
Price : To be confirmed
Duration : 1 Day
Course size : Number of Participants: Maximum 12 

Course Aims 

To enable the participant to deal with sudden illness or accident in the workplace to the standards required under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. To enable participants to qualify as a First Aider in the workplace.
This course has been designed with the core aim of creating a confident and motivated, professionally qualified first aider for the workplace.

What delegates will learn

  • What the role and responsibility of a First Aider at work is
  • Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
  • How to manage the unconscious patient
  • How to treat and control bleeding, burns, scalds, shock and electrical injuries
  • How to treat injuries of bones, muscles and joints
  • How to manage emergency of illnesses such as Heart Attack, Stroke, Asthma, Angina
  • How to manage and deal with Epilepsy Attack and Head injury

Course Objectives:

To equip participants with the knowledge and skills required to fulfil the duties of a qualified First Aider as required under the FAW Regulations 1981

Assessment process

This will be overall and continuous, against the course objectives including a written and practical assessment on the final day.

Certification / Accreditation:

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