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HSE APPROVED FIRST AID AT WORK ( a 3 day course)
The course is designed to meet the following; objectives, training methods and assessments.
- First Aid regulations and practice - provision of First Aid in the workplace
- Responsibilities of the First Aider
- Initial assessment - unconscious casualty, no breathing, no pulse
- Conditions causing hypoxia / choking.
- Electrical injuries.
- Asthma / Hyperventilation
- Problems affecting circulation – Stroke, Fainting, Heart attacks.
- Wounds / Treatment of bleeding – symptoms, sighs, general treatment, internal bleeding.
- Unconsciousness - causes and management.
- Medical conditions - diabetes, epilepsy
- Head injuries - concussion, compression.
- Skull fractures - skeleton and soft tissue injuries
- Upper body fractures, fractured spine.
- Lower limb injuries. Injuries to muscles and joints
- Eye injuries
- Poisoning and harmful substances
- Burns, scalds, effects of cold and heat
- Moving a casualty
- Practical knowledge and performance assessment
- Course debrief
| Duration: |
From Oct 2009 the 4 day course was reduced to 3 days. |
| Assessment: | Theory and practical assessment. |
| Certificate from: |
COATES TRAINING - A HSE Registered Training Centre |
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We can come to you and delivery a course IN-HOUSE for a very competative price, about half the cost of some well known training companies.
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