Matt Winstanley | First Aid Courses Ross on Wye, Herefordshire

Details

Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW - 6 hours contact time) is our most popular and basic one day first aid course. This course will give learners the necessary skills to save lives, treat basic injuries and illnesses, and includes the following content:

• Roles and responsibilities of the first aider
  
• Assessing an incident
  
• Primary and Secondary surveys
  
• CPR (resuscitation) and BLS (Basic Life Support)
  
• Causes of unconsciousness
  
• Recovery position
  
• Fainting
  
• Choking
  
• Seizures
  
• Shock
  
• Wounds and bleeding
  
• Minor injuries, minor burns and scalds
  
• Epipen training
  
• AED (Automated External Defibrillation) familiarisation
  
• Regulations - Recording and reporting, first aid kits and giving medication
  

All courses include an up to date first aid training handbook and upon completion of the course a certificate is awarded and is valid for three years, although a 3 hour annual refresher is recommended to maintain skills.