HSE Approved First AId at Work 3 day - Glasgow and EdinburghHSE Approved First Aid at Work 3 Day Training Course Outline |   |
Delegates are required to renew their certificates every three years.
No previous experience is required, however delegates should have the ability to cope with stressful and physically demanding emergency procedures
Staff designated to act in the role of the first aider in the work place
Key Benefits
• To provide the skills and knowledge required for first aid and the techniques on how to apply them• Principles and practice of first aid and the roles and responsibilities of a first aider
• Incident and casualty management including top-toe survey
• Care and monitoring of the unconscious casualty i.e. recovery position and Glasgow Coma Scale
How to deal with:
•Disorders of airway and breathing
•Circulatory and anaphylactic shock
•Disorders of circulation i.e. heart disorders
•CPR protocol (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation)
•Treatment of wounds and bleeding
•Disorders of the brain i.e. concussion, compression, stroke, diabetes and seizures
•Treatment of burns and scalds
•Bones, muscles and joints theory
•The effects of poisons on the body
•The effects of temperature on the body