COURSE CODE
|
COURSE TITLE
|
TARGET AUDIENCE
|
LENGTH
|
CONTENT
|
MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE
|
FA01
|
Adult first aid refresher training
|
All levels of staff
|
Minimum
3 hours
|
-
Skills update training
-
Basic principles of first aid
-
Primary and secondary assessment
-
The recovery position, adult basic
life support
-
Dealing with specific conditions
|
15
|
FA02
|
First aid at work (FAW)
|
For staff who require a first aid at
work certificate to comply with HSE
requirements
|
3 day course
|
-
Priorities of first aid
-
Managing an incident
-
Roles and responsibilities
-
Causes of unconsciousness
-
Dealing with specific conditions
including burns, scalds, bleeding
and shock
-
Injuries to bones, muscles and
joints
-
Recognition of major and minor
illnesses and appropriate action
-
Communication and delegation in an
emergency
-
Reporting and recording incidents
-
Qualification valid for three years
-
HSE
recommend 3hr annual refresher
course to prevent ‘skills fade’
|
12
|
FA09
|
First aid
at work requalification
|
Provided for staff wishing to renew a
valid first aid at work certificate
|
2
days
|
-
To update and refresh knowledge of
first aid at work learnt in the
First aid at work training
-
Revision and practice sessions
-
Qualification valid for three
years
|
12
|
FA03
|
Emergency
first aider in the workplace (EFAW)
|
For staff acting as the emergency
first
aider in the workplace
|
1 day course
|
-
Personal safety and assessing the
incident
-
Priorities – DRAB check and sending
for help
-
Unconscious casualty
-
Resuscitation for adults
-
Dealing with specific conditions
including heart attack, seizures,
fractures, strokes, burns, scalds
and more
-
Reporting and recording incidents as
required by HSE (Health and Safety
Executive)
-
Qualification valid for three years
|
12
Minimum 9
|
COURSE CODE
|
COURSE TITLE
|
TARGET AUDIENCE
|
LENGTH
|
CONTENT
|
MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE
|
FA04
|
Resuscitation
|
All levels of staff
|
1 day course
|
-
Carry out an assessment and
treatment of an unconscious
individual, identify signs and
symptoms of a cardiac arrest and
treat appropriately
-
Carry out basic life support and
basic airway manoeuvres
-
Understand principles of
defibrillation and safely use an
automated external defibrillator.
To include practical work
|
15
|
FA05
|
Adult basic life support CPR
|
All levels of staff
|
3 hours
|
-
Provide an understanding of sudden
collapse of an adult in the
community
-
Carry out a formal approach to the
assessment and treatment of an
unconscious person
-
Recognise the signs and symptoms of
heart attack and treat appropriately
|
15
|
FA06
|
Adult Basic Life Support plus
Defibrillator (AED) training
|
All levels of staff
|
4 hours
|
As above plus:
-
Understanding the principles of
Defibrillator(AED)
-
To include demonstration and
practical work
|
15
|
FA07
|
Paediatric basic life support
|
All levels of staff who care for
children
|
3 hours
|
-
Causes of sudden collapse of a child
and carry out an assessment and
treatment of an unconscious
individual
-
Identify signs and symptoms of a
sick child, carry out effective
basic life
-
To include practical work
|
15
|
