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Basic First Aid Course

This course will teach you basic first aid skills and is not a recognised first aid or workplace qualification. The Emergency First Aid at Work qualification is a far more widely available, comprehensve and more popular course. This course will however teach you to identify and treat a variety of injuries that may occur to yourself or others. Due to low demand this course is nomally delivered on site for groups.

Who should attend?
This course is for members of the public and others who would like to learn a little about basic first aid. The training includes Basic Life Support in addition to other topics. As mentioned, this course is not a First Aid qualification as such, but is sometimes useful for those who require a basic level of knowledge in first aid or while awaiting other trained personnel to assist.

Basic First Aid can also be tailored for groups of a younger audience to include schools, scouts, guides and other organisations. Please note this is not an official workplace First Aid qualification and does not meet the requirements under the First Aid at Work Regulations 1981.

Please see “Emergency First Aid at Work or “First Aid at Work” if you require a First Aid qualification.

What you will learn?
The course will equip you with the knowledge to handle a variety of injuries.

Course Content:

  • Aims and priorities of first aid.
  • Controlling an incident and summoning emergency services.
  • Basic Resuscitation skills.
  • Treatment of the unconscious casualty.
  • Treatment bleeding and burns
  • Treatment of sudden collapse.
  • Open forum – any other conditions as required by the client.

Course duration
Three hours.

Objectives
By the end of the course the delegate will be able to:

  • Give emergency resuscitation to an Adult casualty until medical assistance arrives.
  • Deal with an adult casualty that is unconscious or bleeding.
  • Deal with a casualty with a suspected Heart Attack.
  • Treat a casualty who has suffered a burn or basic injury

Assessment
Ongoing support will take place throughout the course by the trainer. There is no formal assessment required. Having completed the course the student will be awarded a First Aid attendance certificate endorsed by First Class First Aid. This certificate does not constitute a First Aid qualification.

Cost

Per Delegate£50.00+vatCosts are per delegate and include a personal reference manual & certification fees.
6 – 8 Delegates£47.50+vat
9 – 12 Delegates£45.00+vat
13 – 16 Delegates£42.50+vat
1 to 1 Tuition£190.00+vat

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