FAW

• provide emergency first-aid at work:

  • understand the role of the firstaider including reference to: the importance of preventing cross infection; the need for recording incidents and actions; use of available equipment;

  • assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency;

  • administer first-aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure);

  • administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR);

  • administer first-aid to a casualty who is choking;

  • administer first-aid to a casualty who is wounded and bleeding;

  • administer first-aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock;

  • provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters).

• administer first-aid to a casualty with: injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including suspected spinal injuries; chest injuries; burns and scalds; eye injuries; sudden poisoning; anaphylactic shock;

• recognise the presence of major illness and provide appropriate first-aid (including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes).

Course Duration: 18 contact hours including final practical assessment time.

Note: Pass marks in two multiple choice papers must be attained to qualify.

Practical and written assessments should determine a student’s ability to act safely, promptly and effectively when an emergency occurs at work and to deal with a casualty who:

• is unconscious;

• requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

• is wounded and bleeding;

First-Aid, CPR, AED, Health, Safety, Fire, Safeguarding, Training in Huddersfield www.kimtrain.co.uk