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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
Rs. 3700/- for full programme Plus Registration Fee & Development Fee as applicable. (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
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