First Aid Courses

 All our First Aid courses are  

Emergency First Aid At Work (EFAW)

This course is ideal for smaller workplaces that prevent few health and safety risks.

Duration: 1 Day

Assessment & Certification: Continuous assessment by trainer

Course Content:

• Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations
• Managing an incident
• The priorities of First Aid
• Treatment of an unconscious casualty
• Resuscitation
• Shock
• Choking
• Seizures
• Bleeding
• Common workplace injuries
• Awareness of AED

First Aid At Work (FAW)

This course covers the practical skills needed by a First Aider in the modern workplace.

Duration: 3 Days

Assessment & Certification: After completing a final assessment successful candidates receive an HSE Approved Certificate valid for 3 years.

Course Content:

• Accidents & illness
• Using a First Aid kit
• Simple record keeping
• Treatment of an unconscious casualty
• Heart attacks
• Resuscitation
• Shock
• Choking
• Bleeding
• Burns & scalds
• Poisoning
• Fractures
• Seizures
• Asthma
• Severe allergic reaction
• Eye injuries
• Low blood sugar
• Fainting 
• Awareness of AED

First Aid at Work Re-Qualification (FAW Refresher)

The course updates First Aid skills for people who need to renew their statutory First Aid at work certificate and whose expiring certificate is still valid. First Aiders whose certificate have expired for more than 28 days must attend the 3 days First Aid at work course.

Duration: 2 Days

Course Content:

The course includes an update of First Aid knowledge and skills and a revision of workplace requirements.

Annual Refresher Training

The refresher course provides you with an opportunity to practice and update your skills at any time during your 3 year period as a qualified First Aider. The HSE strongly recommend that you attend a refresher session once every year during this 3 year period.

Duration: 3 Hours

Assessment: Continuous assessment by trainer

First Aid for Parents

Would you know what to do in a medical emergency involving your own or other peoples’ children and grandchildren? A bespoke course for parents to learn potentially lifesaving skills for children and grandchildren.

Duration: 6 hours (covered in 3 x 2hr evenings or 2 x 3hr evenings to suit the group)

Assessment: An attendance only course with an attendance certificate issued after the final evening

Topics covered:

• Managing the incident
• The priorities of first aid
• Treatment of an unconscious casualty
• Resuscitation
• Choking
• Serious bleeds
• Anaphylaxis
• Asthma

We also offer additional elements in:

Forestry application (+F)

Would you know what to do in a medical emergency in a high risk setting such as forestry? This unit gives you a better understanding of the risks involved and how to treat any illness or injury sustained in higher risk environments.

Duration: 3.5 hours

Assessment: Continuous assessment by the instructor

Topics covered:

• Managing the incident
• The priorities of first aid
• Treatment of an unconscious casualty
• Resuscitation
• Tourniquet application
• Use of haemostatics
• Lymes disease and associated illness

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