Health & Safety: Occupational Skills Programme: Basic Emergency First Aid Responder

Who Should Attend?

Course Objectives

• By attending a structured first aid course, you will be taught valuable techniques, strategies and thought processes to help casualties. You’ll be trained how to administer first aid to people who are choking, in shock, bleeding or unconscious, as well as how to deliver CPR, and how to use first aid equipment properly. You’ll also be given extensive training on how to assess situations and circumstances, and how to act safely and proactively in an emergency.

Course Modules

1. First Aid Terminology
2. Objectives of First Aid
3. Legal and Ethical Considerations
4. Anatomy and Physiology
5. Emergency Scene Management
6. Primary Management
7. Cardio-Pulmonary-Resuscitation (CPR)
8. Secondary Management
9. Choking
10. Severe Bleeding
11. Bandaging, Dressing and Soft Tissue Injuries
12. Shock and Unconsciousness
13. Head and Spinal Injuries
14. Potential poisons
15. Chest injuries
16. Abdominal injuries
17. Identification of Potential Hazards in the Workplace

Benefits

• First aid training saves lives
• Reduces repeat accidents
• Increases confidence and safety
• People know how to use a first aid kit properly
• Keeps employees safe outside of work
• It’s great for company morale and team building
• It’s cost-effective

Certification

• All delegates who finish the assessment with a score of 70% or higher will receive a Certificate of Competence.
• Delegates who score lower than 60% will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

Assessment

There will be an assessment at the end of the course.

• Delegates have to complete the assessment with a minimum score of 70% to receive a Certificate of Competence.
• Delegates who score between 60% and 69% will get a second attempt at the assessment.
• If you fail the second attempt, will need to repurchase the course
• Delegates will receive a Certificate of Attendance regardless of a pass or fail.