What topics are covered on a First Aid at Work course?
This 3-day course includes everything from the 1-day Emergency First Aid at Work course and more. We make sure that participants can understand and use a variety of skills when assisting adults in the workplace.
- Unit 1 is unresponsive and breathing
- Unit 2 is unresponsive and not breathing, including how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
- Unit 3 is choking
- Unit 4 is bleeding
- Unit 5 is suffering from shock
- Unit 6 has burns
- Unit 7 feels faint
- Unit 8 has been poisoned
- Unit 9 has a head injury
- Unit 10 has hypothermia or heat exhaustion
- Unit 11 has an injury to a bone, muscle, or joint (including spinal injuries).
The course also includes information on:
- Unit 1 assessing a casualty
- Unit 2 monitoring a casualty
- Unit 3 where to get help
- Unit 4 electrical incidents
- Unit 5 accident recording and reporting
- Unit 6 the control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH).
Learners will also be able to help a casualty who is having a:
- Unit 1 seizure
- Unit 2 heart attack, including the administration of aspirin
- Unit 3 angina attack
- Unit 4 stroke
- Unit 5 asthma attack
- Unit 6 severe allergic reaction
- Unit 7 diabetic emergency
Course Assessment
Assessment will include a combination of written exams and practical demonstrations to ensure proficiency in first aid techniques.