CERTIFICATE IN FIRST AID (CFAID)

Join the Porgramme and get trained in first aid for personal and professional purposes

This Programme includes

  • Self learning course material

  • Video

  • Quiz

  • Discussion Forum

  • Access on Mobile, Tablet and Laptop/Desktop

  • Certificate from IGNOU after Successful Completion

Increase in knowledge, information technology and changes in the life style calls for a need to acquire the knowledge and skills which can help in dealing with common emergencies and situations requiring first aid.

The programme aims at developing knowledge and skills about first aid to enable the learners to provide first aid in various emergency situations. The programme is open to at varied target group with minimum qualification of 10th pass with a view to generate first aid providers who can attain job in various settings and areas e.g. Nursing homes (as assistants/Aides), Drivers/Conductors, Fire Marshals/Fire Stations, Traffic Police/Army personnel’s, Sports and Physical Education, Teachers etc. The programme will benefit those who wish to learn first aid as per their interest and also for those who want to pursue careers in which first aid training and certification is necessary for recruitment like assistants and aides working in Nursing homes, mobile Ambulances, industries, constructions sites, schools, sports or water sport coaches, Drivers, Conductors, Fire Marshals, Traffic Police, Army personnel’s, teachers in schools, flight cabin crew members and air-hostesses etc and for those whose organizations have made it mandatory for their workers to undergo first aid training.

Programme Objectives

  • Develop knowledge and skills about first aid;

  • Enable the learners to recognize the symptoms/conditions which require first aid;

  • Develop the ability of dealing with emergency situations; and

  • Enable the learners to provide first aid in various situations and settings.

Duration of the Programme

Minimum : 6 Months - Maximum : 2 years

Eligibility

Completed 10th examination

Medium of Instruction

English (will be launched in hindi soon)

Programme Fee

The fee for the entire programme is Rs. 3,500/- per student. (University may revise the fee time to time. Please check with the advertisement or IGNOU website).

Programme Features

Programme Structure

The Certificate in First Aid programme is a six months programme of 16 credits with 6 credits for theory and 10 credits for practical components. It comprises of 1 theory and 1 practical course

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Theory Course: COURSE CODE : BNS-040

TITLE OF THE COURSE : BASICS OF FIRST AID

Block 1 : Introduction to First Aid

Unit 1 : First aid and Role of First Aid Provider

Unit 2 : Understanding Human Body

Unit 3 : Safe Practices in First Aid

Block 2 : Responding to Emergencies

Unit 1 : Recognizing Emergencies

Unit 2 : Transportation

Unit 3 : Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and Auto mated external Defibrillator

Block 3 : First Aid in Accidents and Injuries

Unit 1 :Wounds and Bleeding

Unit 2 : Head and Spinal Injuries

Unit 3 : Injuries to Tissues, Bones and Joints

Unit 4 : Burns

Unit 5 : Foreign Bodies

Block 4: First Aid in Common and Environmental Emergencies

Unit 1 : Common Emergencies

Unit 2 : Extreme Heat and Cold Conditions

Unit 3 : Bites and Stings

Unit 4 : Altitude Illness

Unit 5 : Allergies and Shock

Practical Course : COURSE CODE :BNSL-040

TITLE OF THE COURSE : SKILLS IN FIRST AID

Block 1 : Practical Manual-I

Unit 1 : Observation and assessment of the scene and the victim

Unit 2 : Checking Temperature, Pulse and Respiration

Unit 3 : Bandaging/Splints /Slings/ Binder

Unit 4 :Methods of moving and transporting the victim

Unit 5 : Use and Maintenance of First Aid Box

Unit 6 : First Aid with Improvisation (Scenario Based)

Unit 7 : CPR and Recovery Position

Unit 8 : Use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Unit 9 : Practicing Universal Precautions

Unit 10 : Control of Bleeding

Unit 11 :Wound care and Dressing

Block 2: Practical Manual-II

Unit 1 :Managing Injury ( Head and Spinal)

Unit 2 :Managing Injury (Tissues, Bones and Joints)

Unit 3 :Management of Burns

Unit 4 :Management of Foreign bodies

Unit 5 :Management of Fits and Fainting

Unit 6 :Management of Chest Pain

Unit 7 :Management of Asthmatic Attacks

Unit 8 :Management of High and Low Blood Sugar

Unit 9 :Management of Drowning and Poisoning

Unit 10 :Management of Extreme Heat and Cold Conditions

Unit 11 :Management of Bites and Stings

Unit 12 :Management of Altitude Illness

Unit 13 :Management of Allergy & Shock

Block 3 : Log Book

Primary Contacts

Prof. Pity Koul ,Professor

Programme Coordinator School of Health Sciences (SOHS),

Block -D, New Academic Complex,

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110068

Phone: 011-29572815, 29572807

Email: cnin@ignou.ac.in

Mrs. Rohini Sharma, Assistant Professor Programme Coordinator

School of Health Sciences (SOHS),

Block -D, New Academic Complex, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110068.

Phone: 011-29572815, 29572807 , Email: cnin@ignou.ac.in

Director, School of Health Sciences (SOHS)

Block-D, New Academic Complex, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110068.

Email: directorsohs@ignou.ac.in