FIRST AID AT WORK REFRESHER

First Aid at Work Refresher

Duration – 2 day (12 Hours)

Qualification – Emergency First Aid at Work

Awarding Organisation – Accredited First Aid Training, ie St Johns, Red Cross.

Length of Qualification – 3 years

This course is designed for a delegate that has already passed the full First Aid at Work qualification. Please note that the certificate must be expired by more than 28 days. If it’s expired longer than the additional 28 days, you must resist the full course.

Course Objectives

At the end of the training, candidates will be updated and refreshed on what was taught to them on the full 3 Day First Aid at Work qualification.

Course Content

First aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure)

Basic Life Support (BLS) cardiopulmonary resuscitation

The assessment and treatment of;

Choking

Wounds and bleeding

Shock

First aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters)

Burns and scalds

Injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including suspected spinal injuries

Chest injuries

Eye injuries

Sudden poisoning

Anaphylactic shock.

Recognise the presence of major illnesses and provide appropriate first aid (including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes.)

Assessment

At the end of the training you will be required to take a Practical test, you will be observed thought out the course and need to pass a final assessment.