First Aid Course List

Adult Basic Life Support

• Legal requirements for first aid provision

• Managing an incident

• Primary survey

• Secondary assessment

• Managing an unconscious casualty (breathing)

• Managing an unconscious casualty (not breathing)

• CPR and AED (theory & practical)

• Managing a choking casualty

• Recognising signs of stroke and heart attack

 

Duration: Half day course – 3 hours

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Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)

• Understand the role and responsibilities of a First Aider

• Legislation and regulations

• Assessing an incident

• Primary survey

• Managing an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally

• Managing an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and AED

• Secondary assessment and recovery position

• Recognising and assisting a casualty who is choking

• Managing a casualty with external bleeding

• Managing a casualty who is in shock

• Minor burns

• Managing a casualty with epilepsy

• Recognising and managing a casualty with angina/heart attack/stroke

• Be able to manage a casualty with a minor injury

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First Aid at Work (FAW)

This course covers the content specified by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSE NI).

• Dealing with an emergency

• Assessing and monitoring a casualty

• Where to get help

• Accident recording and reporting

• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

• Unresponsive and breathing

• Unresponsive and not breathing, including the use of an automated external defibrillator(AED)

• Choking

• Bleeding

• Shock

• Burns

• Fainting

• Poisoning

• Head injury

• Hypothermia/heat exhaustion

• Medical emergency

• Seizure

• Heart attack

• Angina attack

• Stroke

• Asthma attack

• Severe allergic reaction

• Diabetic emergency

• Injury to a bone, muscle or joint (including spinal injuries)

 

Course Duration: 18 Hours

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Paediatric First Aid

This Paediatric First Aid Course has been developed for those who are working with babies and children. This will be of particular interest to Child Minders, Crèche Assistants, Playgroup personnel and anyone responsible for youth organisations.

• Definition of First Aid

• What is ‘Paediatric First Aid’?

• Responsibilities of the first aider

• Factors involved in an emergency

• Primary assessment

• Secondary assessment

• Principles of resuscitation

• Disorders of respiration and airway obstruction

• Recognition and treatment of head injuries

• Burns, poisons, bites and stings

• Childhood conditions (seizures, meningitis, diabetes, allergic reaction & anaphylactic shock)