4 day First Aid at Work

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This course is designed to meet employers' requirements for work place first aid as laid out by the Health and Safety Executive.

Course programme outline:

• Managing incidents
• Treatment of Shock
• Dressings
• Eye Irrigation
• Priorities of First Aid
• Delegation in Emergencies
• Unconsciousness
• First Aid Boxes
• Poisoning
• Tri-age
• Resuscitation
• Heart Attack
• Burns and Scalds
• Miscellaneous injuries
• Communication
• Control of bleeding
• Fractures
• Illness recognition
• Record Keeping
• Choking

Course purpose: At the end of the course the delegates will be able to:-

• Recognise the responsibility of employers and employees for health and safety at work
• Recognise and manage a range of incidents
• Recognise the priorities of ABC in life support
• Identify the reference sources for First Aid at Work guidance
• Perform several life-saving techniques including resuscitation
• Recognise and use the items contained in a First Aid Kit
• Recognise the appropriate recovery position or dealing with specific conditions
• Identify potential poisons in your work place
• Recognise and treat shock
• Assess wounds for severity and control bleeding using direct pressure
• All courses are certified on successful assessment at completion of programme

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