Training for first aiders in low-risk work environments

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for first aiders in low-risk work environments. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recommends that all first aiders undertake an annual refresher course. First aiders must re-qualify every three years.

Course overview:

This course outlines the skills required for first aiders in lower-risk workplaces to manage first aid situations calmly and confidently. The course introduces candidates to:

• roles and responsibilities of a first aider
• legal requirements for first aid provision
• how to assess and manage a first aid incident
• importance of accurate incident reporting
• first aid equipment and how to use it safely
• need to minimise the risk of infection
• undertaking a primary survey
• cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and using automated external defibrillators
• how to manage the following:
  • unconscious casualty
  • casualty not breathing normally
  • casualty who is choking
  • bleeding injury
  • casualty in shock
• when and how to call for help

Course duration: one day, 10am to 5pm

Assessment

This qualification is assessed through a practical demonstration and written/oral questioning. The practical assessment will include: recovery position, CPR, choking, bleeding and shock.

COURSE FEE £80 PER CANDIDATE

(DISCOUNT AVAILABLE FOR GROUP BOOKINGS)