This is an approved course to comply with the First Aid at Work regulations for a First Aider in the workplace. It is carried out by an approved instructor and is ideal for all business types where the risk assessment requires a higher level of training as well as other area's where a more comprehensive first aid course is required.

Duration

It is 18 contact hours and conducted over a minimum of 3 days (although can be longer as long as each lesson at least 2 hours contact time).

Cardiac Problems

This is an approved course to comply with the First Aid at Work regulations for a First Aider in the workplace. It is carried out by an approved instructor and is ideal for all business types where the risk assessment requires a higher level of training as well as other area's where a more comprehensive first aid course is required.

• The Heart
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attacks and CPR
• One Rescuer CPR
• Compressions only CPR
• CPR Handover to a Second Rescuer
• Introduction to AED's

Initial Care

• First Aid at Work Regulations and Rules
• Accident Reporting
• Activating Emergency Medical Services
• Fears of First Aid
• Barriers - gloves and face barriers
• Initial Assessment and airway management
• Unconscious Breathing and Recovery Position

• Injury Assessment
• Breaks, Fractures and Splinting
• Strains and Sprains
• Types of Wounds and Practice Bandaging different injuries
• Embedded Objects
• Burns and Scalds
• Head Injuries
• Poisoning
• Temperature Injuries - Heat Stroke, Heat Exhaustion and Hypothermia
• Eye Injuries
• Bites and Stings
• Crush Injuries
• Chest Injuries
• Electrical Injuries

• Adult Choking, Conscious and Unconscious
• Serious Bleeding Management and Wounds
• Shock Management and types of Shock
• Spinal Injury Management

• Illness Assessment
• The Respiratory System and Hypoxia
• Diabetes
• Anaphylactic Shock
• Heart Attack
• Angina
• Stroke
• Asthma and Respiratory Problems
• Hyperventilating