First Aid level 1-3

Content

During this course attendees will learn about:

• • Basic principles of First Aid
  • Burns and electrocution
  • Emergency numbers
  • Emergency scene management
  • Fractures, splinting and bandaging
  • Medico-legal implications of First Aid
  • Primary survey
  • Secondary survey
  • Unconsciousness and fainting
  • Wounds and bleeding
  • Abdominal injuries
  • Adult, child and infant CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) and choking
  • Asthma
  • Blood pressure
  • Cardiac arrest, managing angina vs acute myocardial infarction
  • Chest injuries
  • Compression and crush injuries
  • Diabetes
  • Drowning
  • Elementary anatomy and physiology
  • Emergency child birth
  • Environmental emergencies
  • Head and spinal injuries
  • Poisoning, stings and bites
  • Seizures and epilepsy
  • Shock
  • Strokes
  • The use of an AED (automated electronic defibrillator)
  • Triage and GCS (Glascow coma scale)
  • Water emergencies

What You Will Receive

• • Level 1 First Aid Manual
  • Level 2 First Aid Manual
  • Level 3 First Aid Manual
  • Mouth piece, gloves & pouch
  • Level 3 First Aid Certificate (valid for three years)

Requirements

In order to be accepted onto this course, attendees have to meet the following requirements:

• • Ability to read, write and understand English.
  • Basic skill in mathematics.

In order to pass this course attendees will have to:

Demonstrate their skill in performing CPR, choking, bandaging, splinting and patient treatment appropriate to First Aid Level 3.

Students will also be expected to pass a short theory assessment to demonstrate their understanding of the basic concepts appropriate to First Aid Level 3.