Emergency First Aid at Work

By the end of the course you will have learnt:

• Prioritising injuries and action in an emergency.
• How to provide immediate medical care in an emergency.
• How to assess if someone is unconscious, whether or not they are breathing and how and when to put them into the recovery position or start CPR.
• We will cover common accidents and injuries relevant to your industry and empower you with the skills and confidence to provide an immediate and appropriate first aid response.
• Baby first aid and Child First Aid can be included if required and we will always tailor the course to the requirements of your work.

CONTENT

• Managing an incident
• Priorities of First Aid
• Treatment of an unconscious casualty who is breathing – recovery position
• Treatment of an unconscious casualty who is not breathing – CPR
• Importance of a defibrillator and how to use an AED
• Heart Attack and Angina
• Stroke
• Choking
• Shock
• Bleeding – grazes, splinters, embedded objects, amputated parts, knocked out teeth, mouth injury, eye injury, bruising, nose bleeds, objects in eyes, ears, nose…
• Burns and scalds
• Head injuries, concussion, compression & skull fracture
• Spinal injuries
• Breaks, soft tissue injuries & dislocations
• Anaphylactic shock and acute allergic reaction
• Fitting and seizures
• First Aid Kits
• The aftermath, accident forms

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.