Accredited training:
First-Aid at Work (HSE)

Introduction

A full Health and Safety Executive (HSE) approved First-Aid at Work course, in accordance with the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981.

Once qualified, holders of this First-Aid at Work certificate can be appointed as First-Aiders in the workplace. This course can be adapted to suit a particular audience, for example, clerical or engineering staff. The First-Aid at Work course is run over three days and includes both theory and practical sessions. By arrangement the course can be run on non-consecutive days, for example - one day a week over three weeks.

Suitable for:

All persons wishing to become qualified first-aiders.

Course objectives

To be able to demonstrate their knowledge and skills of the subject areas included in the training by undertaking theory assessments and a final examination on the practical aspects of first-aid.

Duration

3 days

Exam Format

On the afternoon of the third day of training, a practical and an oral examination takes place.  Each examination takes approximately 10 minutes. 

100% attendance is required in order to be eligible for the examination.

Course content

DAY ONE

• Welcome and course administration
• Introduction to the course
• Principles and practice of first-aid
• Delegation and management at an emergency
• Priorities of treatment
• Accident documentation
• Treatment of non-breathing casualty
• Chain of survival in resuscitation
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Circulation problems and shock
• Contents of first aid boxes and their application

DAY TWO

• Causes of unconsciousness
• Head injuries and management of eye injuries
• Managing strokes
• Treatment of fainting
• Management of epilepsy and diabetes
• Treatment of slight bleeding
• Hygiene when dealing with wounds
• Bleeding from special areas (internal and external)
• Recognition and treatment of heart conditions

DAY THREE

• Management of burns and scalds
• Treatment of poisons
• Causes and recognition of fractures
• Treatment of upper limb fractures
• Special fractures
• Treatment of lower limb fractures
• Principles of dealing with joint and muscle injuries
• Revision
• Assessment and examination

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