First Aid at Work (FAW)
About This Course
A comprehensive First Aid at Work course covering life-saving actions, CPR, AED use, choking, bleeding control, burns, fractures, medical emergencies, and more. Based on current Resuscitation Council UK and First Aid guidelines. Complements our classroom practical training.
Course Modules
Responsibilities of a First Aider
The definition of first aid, the SARAH Act, aims of first aid (preserve life, prevent further suffering, promote recovery), infection control, barrier
Immediate Life-Saving Actions
Assessing the scene, casualty communication, prioritising injuries, AVPU response levels, the Primary Survey (DR ABC), and the Secondary Survey (SAMPL
CPR and Resuscitation
Adult CPR actions and sequence (30:2 ratio), child and infant CPR differences, CPR flow chart, chain of survival, the heart and heart rhythms, difficu
AED and Recovery Position
Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) — the 5-step process, AED safety precautions, paediatric pads. Adult/child and infant recovery positio
Airway and Breathing Problems
The respiratory system, hypoxia, drowning, choking recognition (mild vs severe), choking treatment for adults/children and infants including back blow
Seizures
Generalised (tonic-clonic) seizures — tonic, clonic and recovery phases. Focal seizures (aware, impaired awareness, bilateral tonic-clonic). Epilepsy
Wounds and Bleeding
Types of external bleeding (capillary, venous, arterial), bleeding treatment (5-step process), life-threatening bleeding, wound packing, tourniquets,
Burns and Scalds
Types of burns and scalds, burn categories (superficial, partial thickness, full thickness), the S.C.A.L.D. severity assessment, treatment, chemical b
Serious Injuries
Wounds with embedded objects, penetrating wounds, chest injuries (collapsed lung, flail chest), broken ribs, internal bleeding, and amputations.
Minor Injuries and Trauma
Eye injuries, chemicals in the eye, stings, nosebleeds, animal/human bites, the skeletal system, fractures/breaks/dislocations, strains and sprains (R
Poisons
Types of poisoning (ingested, inhaled, absorbed, injected), corrosive vs non-corrosive substances, information sources, treatment for corrosive and no
Medical Emergencies and Body Temperature
Diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2, hypo- and hyperglycaemia), angina, heart attack, stroke (BE-FAST), asthma, anaphylaxis, meningitis and sepsis, fainting,
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