Emergency First Aid at Work

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COURSE INFO
This qualification provides a basic insight into first aid procedures. Learners will learn basic life support skills and improve their chances of coping with a casualty in an emergency. Employers should decide on the appropriate level of first aid training required by carrying out a “first aid needs assessment.” This course is approved by The First Aid Industry Body (FAIB). 


Who needs this qualification? 

The Emergency First Aid at Work course is more suitable for lower-risk work environments, such as offices, shops or organisations with fewer than 100 employees. This course is suitable for anyone identified by their employer as being suitable to take on the role of an emergency first aider in their workplace.


Why is this training important? 

Just imagine how awful it would be if one of your staff or visitors was injured or became ill at work. This course will equip learners with the skills and knowledge to deal with life-threatening conditions until help arrives. The H&S (First Aid) regulations 1981 place a general duty on employers to provide first aid treatment to employees within the workplace environment. If having assessed first aid needs, an employer decides to appoint first aiders, the first aider must have a valid certificate of competence.


Learning outcomes:

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of a first aider
• Recognise and give emergency treatment for a casualty suffering from a heart attack and understand how to use a defibrillator
• Know what to do if someone is having a seizure
• Deal with burns and scalds
• Recognise what should be placed in a First Aid kit
• Administer CPR
• Deal with bleeding and head injuries
• Recognise and assist a casualty who is choking
• Manage a casualty who is in shock
• Manage a casualty with a minor injury
• Client-specific areas i.e. stroke and use of haemostatic dressings
• Place pads and follow instructions of an AED unit

• Photo ID