Description
This Workplace First Aid course is necessary for every workplace in every industry. You never know when you are faced with a potentially life threatening situation and may need to use first aid skills.
Through the use of informative videos and written text, this course will provide you with all the relevant information needed to recognise emergency situations, treat potential conditions and ensure you take the appropriate course of action.
This course is best suited for businesses who are looking to learn new first aid skills or refresh their existing first aid skillset.
TOPICS:
Introduction to Workplace First Aid
This classroom-based course introduces the purpose of first aid and why it is an incredibly important skill to have, outlining the first aid regulations and what this means for both low and high hazard workplaces and explains why preventing infection when delivering first aid is important and the steps you should take to minimise this.
The Primary and Secondary Surveys
This topic looks at the first stage in any first aid assessment, the primary survey. Each of the five steps are explained alongside a series of videos that demonstrate how to apply these first aid skills to real-life situations. After completing this, the secondary survey needs to be carried out to learn more about what has happened and how first aid assistance can be provided.
The Recovery Position and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
This topic explains when and how to put a casualty into the recovery position or give them cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The methods for adults, children and infants are outlined, as well as what to do if a casualty has a spinal injury.
Treating Injuries: Part One
This module explains how to respond to and treat casualties with injuries that may have been identified during the secondary survey. These can include:
· Choking
· Wounds and bleeding
· Electrical burns
· Chemical burns
· Burns and scalds
· Applying a bandage
· Shock
Treating Injuries: Part Two
Part Two of Treating Injuries further explains how to respond to and treat casualties with a range of injuries. These can include:
· Sprains and strains
· Eye injuries
· Dislocations
· Head injuries
· Fractures
· Making an arm sling
· Spinal injuries
Illnesses and Health Conditions
The aim of this topic is to outline the symptoms of some of the long-term illnesses and conditions that people in every workplace may have. It explains how to respond to and treat various medical conditions including:
· Heart attacks
· Nosebleeds
· Poisoning
· Drowning
· Angina attacks
· Strokes
· Epilepsy
· Asthma
· Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
· Diabetes
· Hyperventilation
