First Aid equipment including AEDs and First Aid trained personnel at the workplace are requirements of Health & Safety law. In emergencies, Emergency First Aiders can act to prevent situations becoming major issues and can limit potential sick leave through prompt action.
To provide Emergency First Aiders with the knowledge and skills to summon help and give safe, prompt and effective emergency First Aid to a casualty in the workplace following an injury or illness using materials to hand and HSE approved First Aid equipment including an AED.
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- State the role of the Emergency First Aider
- Carry out a primary survey of a casualty
- To place an unconscious casualty into the recovery position
- Carry out effective rescue breathing to current Resuscitation Council guidelines
- Carry out effective CPR to current Resuscitation Council guidelines
- Know when and how the use an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
- Recognise and deal with minor and major cases of bleeding
- To recognise and treat a patient suffering from medical shock
Employees who have been nominated as Emergency First Aiders for their workplace. If your risk assessment has shown that First Aiders are not necessary, then this course will provide the skills and knowledge required for Emergency First Aiders to render necessary First Aid in an emergency situation including use of an AED. The course is also suitable for those who wish to gain knowledge of emergency procedures and an approved qualification in First Aid.
Introduction
The role of the Emergency First Aider
What is Emergency Aid?
Primary survey of a casualty
Recovery position
Rescue breathing
CPR including use of an AED
Secondary survey
Examination of an unconscious casualty
Choking
Recognition and treatment of minor and major bleeding
Recognition and treatment of medical shock
Emergency communication
Contents and use of a workplace First Aid kit
Course revision
12 places available on Friday 5th September 2025. Course will be held at Norfolk Chambers of Commerce, Hardwick House, No.2 Agricultural Hall Plain, Norwich, NR1 3FS.
The HSE recommend attending an annual refresher course. All successful attendees are required to attend an Emergency First Aid couse at the end of their three-year certification.
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