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First Aid at Work
Overview
On completion of this course candidates will have the knowledge and skills to provide first aid cover in a workplace environment in accordance with the First Aid at Work Regulations 1981.
Duration
3 days (16 hours)
Maximum Number
12 Candidates
Pre-Requisites
None
Aims
- Roles/Responsibilities of Employers and Employees for FAW
- Priorities of First Aid
- Managing an incident
- Care of an unconscious casualty
- Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
- Disorders of the airway
- Dealing with bleed and shock
- Causes of unconsciousness
- Burns & scalds
- Injuries to bones ligaments & joints
- Poisoning
- Recognition and management of major illnesses and appropriate action
- Miscellaneous injuries
- Epi-Pen use
- Record keeping and accident reporting
- Infection control
- Communication and delegation in an emergency
- Manage the transportation of a casualty
Teaching Methods
- Training Room based (Powerpoint, handouts, videos,written question paper)
- Practical (Demonstrations, hands on, assessment of competence)
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