First Aid at Work
Course Content
This is a 3 day course.
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.
The course covers the following areas;
- Introduction
- Practical scenarios
- Principles of first aid
- Vital signs
- Incident procedure
- Treatment of an unresponsive casualty
- Bleeding and shock
- 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
- Serious injuries – including head injuries
- 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
- Manual handling considerations in first aid provision
- Exam preparation and exam
How to book
You can quickly and easily book your course by calling the office or emailing us.
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