First Aid at Work
Including catastrophic bleeding and hemorrhage control
Guided Learning hours:
Validity:
Who is this for:
This qualification is for those undertaking the role of a first aider in the workplace. The 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) has been developed in conjunction with other AOs and supports employers to meet their requirements under the Health and Safety (First Aid) regulations 1981. (NI 1982)
Pre-Requisites:
This qualification is available to those over 16 years.
Due to the language of the assessment, it is recommended that learners have sufficient command of the English language in order to understand the assessment and to undertake the recommended assessment methods.
Attendees will be required to demonstrate first aid procedures as they would in a real work environment. This includes providing CPR to a casualty who is on the floor, therefore be physically capable of doing so.
Course Elements
- What is first aid?
- Legislation
- Responsibilities
- Action in an Emergency
- Primary survey
- Secondary assessment
- The respiratory system
- Resuscitation and AED
- Disorders of respiration
- Disorders of circulation
- Wounds and bleeding
- Epilepsy
- Burns and scalds
- Embedded objects
- Bones, joints and muscle injuries
- Head and spinal injuries
- Chest and abdominal injuries
- Eye injuries
- Poisoning
- Anaphylaxis
- Major illnesses
- Effects of extreme heat and cold (this is an additional lesson if required)
- Catastrophic bleeding and hemorrhage control (use of tourniquets and haemostatic dressings)
