First Aid trained personnel at the workplace is a requirement of Health & Safety law. First Aiders can act to prevent situations becoming worse and can reduce potential sick leave through prompt emergency action. They will be able to use provided First Aid equipment and an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) with confidence.
To enable students to get help and give safe, prompt and effective First Aid to a casualty in the workplace following an injury or illness using materials to hand including an AED and HSE approved First Aid equipment.
On successful completion of the syllabus, each student will be able to demonstrate that they are able to:
- act safely, promptly and effectively with emergencies at work
- use First Aid equipment, an AED and the contents of a First Aid box
- understand the duties of employers and the legal framework
- maintain simple factual records on what they have done with regard to any treatment or management of an emergency
- recognise the importance of personal hygiene in First Aid procedures
They will also be able to deal with a casualty who:
- requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation, with assisted AED
- is unconscious
- is bleeding or wounded
- is suffering from shock
- is suffering from an injury to bones, muscles or joints
- has been burned or scalded
- has an eye injury
- has been overcome by gas or fumes; or may have been poisoned or exposed to a harmful substance
They will be able to:
- recognise minor and major illnesses and take appropriate action
- manage the transportation of a casualty, as required by the circumstances of the workplace
Nominated personnel to become First Aiders in the Workplace to comply with the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
DAY 1
The principles and priorities of First Aid
Assessment of a casualty
Recovery position
Artificial ventilations, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), use of an AED
Respiration difficulties (asthma, electric shock, choking)
Recognising and treating causes of unconsciousness, heart attack, stroke and fainting
DAY 2
The circulatory system (heart & blood)
How to deal with blood loss
The use of dressings and bandages
Control of bleeding, minor, major and internal bleeding
Recognising and treating medical shock, seizures and diabetic emergencies.
Recognition and treatment of injuries (fractures, sprains, strains and dislocations)
DAY 3
Duties of a First Aider
HSE Regulations and contents of workplace First Aid kit
Recognition and treatment of burns, scalds, poisoning and eye injuries
How to cope in an emergency
How to deal with a major workplace incident
Revision of underpinning knowledge and practical skills
Availability can be discussed to suit your organisations needs.
The HSE recommend attending an annual refresher course. All successful attendees must complete a First Aid at Work Requalifier couse at the end of their three-year certification.
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