First Aid at Work (Refresher) course
2 days
This 12 hour course meets the HSE requirements to update the knowledge, skills and confidence of a person who currently holds a First Aid at Work certificate. The course can be delivered weekdays, Saturdays or over four evening sessions. The certificate must be renewed within 1 month of expiry of the previous certificate.
Who should attend?
The course is designed for nominated First Aiders who currently hold a First Aid at Work certificate that is no more than 1 month out of date. This course will revalidate the certificate for a further 3 years.
Delegates need a basic command of English. For course bookings where people do not have English as a first language, the company/individual booking can provide a translator at no cost. The translator will not count as a delegate unless they are also booked on the course.
Delegates need to be able to undertake practical procedures in emergency situations.
Course content:
The course will give delegates the knowledge, skills and confidence to:
- Understand the role of the First Aider (inc. First Aid kits, legislation, record keeping, preventing cross infection and summoning help)
- Dealing with an accident scene and prioritization of casualties
- Provide resuscitation (CPR) including the use of defibrillators
- Managing an unresponsive casualty
- Assisting a casualty who is choking
- Cope with someone having a severe allergic reaction/anaphylaxis
- Dealing with a casualty who is bleeding and treating shock
- Managing seizures and epilepsy
- Assist someone who has been burnt or scalded
- Cope with a casualty having a stroke
- Deal with someone who has bone, muscle and joint injuries
- Manage someone who is experiencing a diabetic emergency
- Assist someone experiencing chest pains, heart attack or angina
- Cope with a spinal injury
- Deal with a casualty having an asthma attack
- Manage someone with an eye injury
- Assist a casualty with a head injury
- Cope with a range of minor injuries appropriate to the workplace
Training is delivered via a range of mediums and delegates are assessed though a variety of means. Trainer will continually assess delegates throughout the course in order to offer targeted guidance to delegates.
There is a final multiple choice question paper and external assessment of CPR, unresponsive casualty and bleeding and shock.
Course details
Duration2 days
Course price for max of 12 people£1400
Price per person£140
School training that can be delivered free of chargeFor each 2 persons booked on a course we will train one Primary 5, 6, or 7 class free of charge and your company will be the named sponsor.
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