Course content provides learners with the knowledge to:
- Understand the role and responsibilities of the first-aider
- Assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and
effectively in an emergency - Administer first aid to a casualty who is unresponsive (including seizure);
- Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use an automated external defibrillator
- Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking
- Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded and bleeding
- Administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock including anaphylactic shock
- Provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and
bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters) - Recognise the presence of major illness (including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes) and provide appropriate first aid
- Administer first aid to a casualty with:
– Injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including suspected spinal injuries;
– Chest injuries
– Burns and scalds
– Eye injuries
– Sudden poisoning – including blue green algae, giant hogweed - Weil’s Disease, Cryptosporidiosis, E.coli 0157
- Animal and insect bites and stings including ticks and Lyme Disease, jellyfish, sea urchins and snakes
- Extremes of temperature including hypothermia, frost bite, heat exhaustion, heatstroke and dehydration
Accreditation: This course is approved by the FAIB (First Aid Industry Body)
Elearning Features
Access the course on any device including PC, tablet and mobile phone
Appeals to all learning styles with interactive quizzes, video and full audio features
Work at your own pace, testing your knowledge as you progress through the course
Progress is automatically saved so you can take a break and pick up where you left off