First Aid at Work 3 days / 18 hours
Course Outline
The First Aid at Work (FAW) course is a practical course that follows the recommended syllabus laid down by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). It has a formal examination on practical elements of the course where candidates are required to show competency in basic life support, care of an unconscious casualty and treatment of a wounded or injured conscious casualty. Since the HSE implemented a change in legislation on 1st October 2009, the course duration has decreased from 4–days to 3-days. Course outline: Introduction Treatment of an unresponsive casualty Manual handling considerations in first aid provision FAW Requalification: Keeps the FAW certificate valid and is held over 2 days (16 hours). A current FAW certificate must be held – if your certificate has expired you must re-do the whole 3-day syllabus. A Requalification course can be completed no more than 3 months before or 28 days after the
Principles of first aid
Vital signs
Incident procedure
Bleeding and shock
Practical scenarios
Basic life support Heart attack and Chain of survival theory
Basic Life Support Non Heart Attack (child/drowning)
Choking
Minor Injuries – soft tissue and fractures
Practical scenarios
Serious injuries – including head injuries
Practical scenarios
Hypothermia/ Hyperthermia
Insulation and shelter – with relevance to the working environment
Common medical problems – includes angina/conscious heart attack, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy (fitting), faints, anaphylaxis and stroke
Conscious casualty positioning
Burns
Poisons
Eye injuries
First aid kits
Legislation
Exam preparation and exam
