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1 day, OFQUAL regulated, Emergency First Aid at Work course covering CPR, Choking, wounds, bleeding, shock. Suitable for complete beginners with no previous first aid experience.  Satisfies HSE requirements for adult first aid provision in most workplaces.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the role and responsibilities of a First Aider 
1.1 Identify the role and responsibilities of a First Aider 
1.2 Identify how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others 
1.3 Identify the need for consent to provide first aid

2. Be able to assess an emergency situation safely
2.1 Conduct a scene survey
2.2 Conduct a primary survey of a casualty
2.3 Summon appropriate assistance when necessary

3. Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty
3.1 Identify when to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
3.2 Demonstrate CPR using a manikin
3.3 Identify when to place a casualty into the recovery position
3.4 Demonstrate how to place a casualty into the recovery position
3.5 Demonstrate continual monitoring of breathing whilst the casualty is in the recovery position
3.6 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is experiencing a seizure

4. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is choking
4.1 Identify when a casualty is choking
4.2 Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty who is choking

5. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding
5.1 Identify whether external bleeding is life threatening
5.2 Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty with external bleeding

6. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock
6.1 Recognise when a casualty is suffering from shock
6.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock

7. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries
7.1 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with:
• Small cuts
• Grazes
• Bruises
• Small splinters
• Nosebleeds
7.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with minor burns and scalds

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Must be physically able to learn to perform CPR at ground level.

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