AoFA First Aid at Work

Course Objectives

This qualification is aimed at those who wish to become a qualified first aider whether it be a requirement in their workplace or purely for personal reasons. The benefits of the course, students will have the skills that may save the life of a person prior to the arrival of the Emergency Medical Services. The award is achieved by passing an exam plus a physical assessment. Course duration 3 days.

Course Content

Introduction to first aid

• Principles of first aid
• First aid at work
• The human body
• Hygiene in first aid
• Examining a casualty
• Road traffic accidents
• Multiple casualties
• The chain of survival
• First aid kits

Essential First aid

• Basic life support flow chart
• Emergency action plan
• The unconscious casualty
• Airway management
• Rescue breathing
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Automated external defibrillation

Trauma

• Bleeding
• Crush Injury
• Shock
• Burns and scalds
• Electric shock
• Facial injuries
• Head Injuries
• Spinal injuries
• Chest injuries
• Abdominal injuries
• Fractures
• Soft tissue injuries
• Sports injuries
• Special First Aid
• Environmental conditions and exposure
• Bites and stings
• Suspension trauma
• Emergency childbirth
• Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)/Manual handling injuries

Medical Emergencies

• Anaphylaxis
• Asthma
• Croup and Epiglottitis
• Diabetic emergency
• Drowning
• Epilepsy
• Fainting
• Heart conditions
• Hyperventilation
• Meningitis
• Poisoning
• Stroke

Please contact eddie@rstlimited.net or telephone 020 7421 6180 for more details