Course contents
The training covers the following;
- The principles and priorities of first aid
- The initial steps to be taken in a medical emergency
- Dealing with an unconscious patient
- Cardio pulmonary resuscitation on an adult, child and baby
- Dealing with internal and external bleeding (including penetration wounds)
- Burns and scalds (including electric shock)
- Suspected fractures
- Treatment of a choking adult, child and baby
- Dealing with head injuries
- Action to be taken in suspected poisonings
- Dealing with foreign bodies in ears, eyes, nose, skin, swallowed or inhaled
- Dealing with medical problems caused by extremes of temperature
- Dealing with febrile seizures and epilepsy
- Shock and anaphylactic shock
- Illnesses such as
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Meningitis
- Sickle cell anaemia
- Caring for unwell child until collected
- Developing and maintaining an emergency plan in the workplace
- The recommended contents of a first aid kit
- Basic record keeping with regard to
- Children’s details
- Accident book
- Incident book
- Medications