This course is suitable for people aged 16+ who might need to provide first aid by responding to a wide range accidents, injuries and illnesses that they could encounter in their workplace.
This course covers treatment for a variety of injuries and medical conditions that could be encountered in the workplace and provides learners with a more comprehensive understanding of First Aid, in addition to the topics covered on an ‘Emergency First Aid At Work’ course.
Course Content
Learners will develop the first aid skills and confidence to help someone who:
Is unresponsive and breathing
Is unresponsive and not breathing, including how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
Is choking / bleeding / suffering from shock
Has burns / Feels faint
Has been poisoned
Has a head injury
Has hypothermia or heat exhaustion
Has an injury to a bone, muscle or joint (including spinal injuries)
Learners will also be able to help a casualty who is having a:
Seizure
Seart attack, including the administration of aspirin
Angina attack
Stroke
Asthma attack
Severe allergic reaction
Diabetic emergency
The course also includes information on:
Assessing a casualty
Monitoring a casualty
Where to get help
Electrical incidents
Accident recording and reporting
The control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH)
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