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