– Welcome and introduction – Dealing with an emergency (assessing a casualty, monitoring a casualty, where to get help, electrical incidents, lone worker) – Unresponsive and breathing adult (unresponsive and breathing adult and special considerations suspected spinal injury) – Heart attack – Angina attack – Unresponsive and not breathing adult (unresponsive not breathing adult, face shields and pocket masks, mouth to nose) – AED (use of an AED, chain of survival, safety considerations – Choking adult – Heat exhaustion (heat exhaustion and dehydration) – Hypothermia – Seizures – Accident recording, reporting and COSHH (health and safety first aid regulations, first aid kits, accident records, RIDDOR and COSHH) – Burns (burns, electrical burns, chemical burns, chemical burns to the eyes) – Harmful substances (poisoning, swallowed, inhaled and injected harmful substances) – Hygiene techniques – Bleeding and wounds (bleeding heavily from a wound (limb, embedded object in a wound, scalp/head)) – Shock (shock and internal bleeding) – Bleeding and wounds (bleeding heavily from a wound (palm of hand), crush injuries, penetrating chest wounds, abdominal wounds, amputation, small blisters and splinters, small bruises and wounds, nosebleed, eye wounds, bites and stings) – Diabetic emergency – Asthma – Severe allergic reaction – Stroke – Feeling faint – Head injury – Bone, muscle and joint injuries (broken bones, dislocations, strains and sprains, spinal injury)

Equipment & Other Requirements

Candidates are required to bring the following equipment on the day of the training:-

• A Form of photo ID (Passport, Driving license, Formal ID Cards)
• If you are attending a First Aid Course we ask that due to the practical content of the course we advise to wear comfortable clothing. There will be some floor work for the Practical when carrying out for CPR.

If attending a refresher course candidate must provide their current certificate on the day of the training

If preferred you can also email us a copy of your certificate prior to attending the course.

This course ensures that you comply with legislation and covers topics that teach skills that can be transferred to a real life situation

The aim of this course: – Complying with Legislation underlined by HSE and the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 – Improved safety culture and staff morale – Reduced risk of accidents and incidents – Reduced risk of claims and prosecutions – Improved staff retention

This course enables delegates to act as First Aider in the workplace and is currently valid for 3 years.