First Aid at Work Requalification

The trainer will cover the following subjects on the course:

Unit 1

The day-to-day role of a first-aider:  decreasing infection risk, the roles and responsibilities, and the need for consent.

Assessing an incident: carrying out the primary survey and a scene survey.

Applying first aid to an unresponsive casualty: administering first aid to a casualty who is having a seizure, giving and demonstrating CPR, what is the recovery position and demonstrating it.

Chocking first aid: a demonstration of applying first aid to a choking casualty and how to recognise the severity of choking.

External bleeding first aid: demonstrating how to control bleeding and identifying the severity of the bleeding.

Dealing with a casualty who is in shock: recognising the signs of shock; and administering first aid to a casualty in shock.

First aid to minor injuries: including burns, minor cuts, grazes, scalds etc.

Unit 2

The secondary survey: demonstrating a head-to-toe survey and gathering the history of a casualty.

Administering first aid to a suspected bone, muscle and joint injury: identifying injuries and a demonstration of applying various types of sling.

Chest and spinal injuries: identifying/demonstrating first aid on a chest/spine/head injury and recognising head/spinal/chest injuries.

Scald and burn first aid: administering first aid to a scald or burn and identifying the severity of the injury.

Eye first aid: administering first aid to injuries involving dust, chemicals and embedded objects.

Casualty experiencing sudden poisoning: applying first aid to sudden poisoning, and the routes in which poison can enter the body.

First aid and major illnesses: an epileptic seizure, asthma attack, diabetic emergency, a heart attack, and a stroke.

Assessment

This qualification is assessed through practical demonstration and a multiple-choice theory test. The trainer will also continually evaluate your understanding over the two days of the course.