Emergency First Aid at Work

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Accreditation: This course is CPD certified, directly maps to knowledge requirements of Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work

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Course Aims

This course will provide you with the knowledge and understanding required to use effective First Aid practice in your role as a health and social care worker and meet the expectations of a First Aider in your care service.

Following the completion of this course you will be required to attend a practical skills assessment with a Careskills Trainer/Assessor.

This course is part of the TQUK Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF) and is regulated by Ofqual and The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

The qualification unit you will complete is developed and supported by the First Aid Awarding Organisation Forum to meet the requirements of the:

  • First Aid at Work Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 Guidance on Regulations (L74)
  • Resuscitation Council (UK) Guidelines
  • First Aid at Work Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1982 (Northern Ireland)

This standalone qualification provides the eligibility needed for the First Aid Trainer course.

Guided Learning Hours: up to 2 hours, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.

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Please Note: Enrolment for this course is carried out by Careskills Academy’s Assessment Centre.

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Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Understand the Role and Responsibilities of a First Aider

  • Assess Emergency Situations Safely and provide First Aid to an Unresponsive Casualty

  • Recognise breathing problems that may occur and how to apply first aid in these areas

  • Provide First Aid to a Casualty with External Bleeding

  • Provide First Aid to a Casualty who is in Shock

  • Identify minor injuries and burns and how to deal with them

  • Identify common incidents and conditions and know how to apply first aid in these areas

Course Syllabus Includes

  • Preventing Infection and safe use of equipment
  • Consent
  • Scene and Primary Survey
  • Summon appropriate assistance
  • Reporting and Recording
  • Relevant Legislation
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Automated External Defibrillator
  • Recovery Position
  • Seizures
  • Choking
  • Asthma
  • Hyperventilation
  • Drowning
  • External Bleeding and Shock
  • Head Injuries
  • Small Cuts, Grazes and Bruises
  • Small Splinters and Nosebleeds
  • Fractures and Sprains
  • Burns and Scalds
  • Dehydration
  • Heatstroke and Hypothermia
  • Allergies and Anaphylaxis
  • Diabetes and Stroke
  • Post Incident Stress

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