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Sports First Aid
Introduction
This course is designed for teachers and coaches of sport, fitness instructors and sporting participants who wish to gain knowledge of emergency procedures & a recognised qualification in First Aid.
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Aims
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To enable candidates to summon help & give adequate and efficient Emergency Aid to a casualty injured during sporting activities using material to hand and HSE approved first aid equipment |
Objectives
By the end of this session the student will be able to:
Perform Recovery Position and CPR on adults
demonstrate choking procedures on Adults
Examine an unconscious casualty
Assess and treat fractures
Assess and treat soft tissue injuries ( sprains, strains)
Recognise and deal with head injuries (concussion, compression.)
Know the contents of a sports first aid box
Assess and treat Asthma, Diabetic emergency and Heart Attack
Syllabus
¨ Introduction, registration welcome & domestics
¨ The task of the First Aider and priorities of First Aid practice
¨ What is first aid? What to do at the scene of an emergency
¨ Assessment of a casualty
¨ Recovery position
¨ Artificial Ventilation and CPR techniques
¨ Examination of an unconscious casualty
¨ Assessment and treatment of fractures
¨ Assessment and treatment of soft tissue injuries ( sprains, strains)
¨ Recognising and dealing with head injuries (concussion, compression.)
¨ Communication, Contents of a sports first aid box
¨ Assessment and treatment of Asthma, Diabetic emergency and Heart Attack
Summary
Cost:
£415+vat for up to 12 students on your site
Course length:
1 day
This course is for:
This course is designed for teachers and coaches of sport, fitness instructors and sporting participants who wish to gain knowledge of emergency procedures & a recognised qualification in First Aid
Certificate:
A Certificate of Competence will be awarded upon successful completion of the course. This will be valid for three years.
Download:
Download printable course details PDF (~150Kb)
What's included?
- All courses comply with the HSE's recommendation of 12 students per course.
- First Aid at Work courses (4&2) also include a full colour manual per student.
- All courses can accommodate larger numbers of students if required. Please contact us for details
- Our courses all use student centred methods such as skill demonstrations & practice, groupwork, question & answer sessions & case studies. We augment the above strategies with tutorials & demonstrations to give a well balanced interactive learning experience for all students.
- Formative Assessment will be ongoing throughout the course by the trainer. On our FAW courses there is a final assessment on the last day conducted by independent assessors.