First aid at work

Suitable for people 18 years and over, this course is designed for anyone wanting to become an accredited first aider or appointed person. Particularly appropriate to companies where HSE guidelines recommend a trained first aider qualified in first aid at work.

• The role of the first aider
• Contents of first aid kits (avoiding cross infection)
• Recording of incidents and accidents
• Assessing the situation in an emergency
• Administer first aid to a casualty who;
• is unconscious (including seizures)
• requires cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• is choking
• is wounded or bleeding
• is in shock
• has minor conditions - to include: minor cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters
• Administer first aid to a casualty with;
• injuries to bones, muscles, joints including suspected spinal injury
• sudden poisoning
• burns and scalds
• eye injuries
• anaphylactic shock and use of auto-injectors (Epipen)*
• Recognise the presence of major illness and provide appropriate first aid including heart attack and use of aspirin*, stroke, epilepsy, asthma & diabetes

* For courses in Northern Ireland, please note the syllabus does cover the use of aspirin for treatment of heart attacks and auto-injectors (Epipens) for treatment of anaphylactic shock. Additional training is required to be qualified to administer either of these forms of medication.