Qualified First Aider at Work

Course Details
Duration: 3 consecutive days or day release (completed within 3 weeks)

This course qualifies candidates under the HSE regulations and includes both practical and theoretical examinations. Certificates are valid for three years. To maintain their qualification First Aiders are required to take a 2 day Re-qualification course every three years, prior to the expiry date of their certificate.

Areas Covered:

Resuscitation
Treatment and control of bleeding
Treatment of shock
Management of the unconscious casualty
Contents of first-aid boxes and their use
Purchasing first-aid supplies
Transport of casualties
Recognition of illness
Treatment of injuries to bones, muscles and joints
Treatment of minor injuries
Treatment of burns and scalds
Eye irrigation
Poisons
Simple record keeping
Personal hygiene in treatment wounds; reference to Hepatitis B and Human Immuno Deficiency Virus, with regard to first-aiders
Communication and delegation in an emergency

This course includes physical work and it is advised that candidates be of a good state of health. Corporate Health Supplies can also provide First Aid boxes and accessories. Medical Indemnity and immunisation against Hepatitis B can be arranged if required.

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