Emergency First Aid at Work
Course code: FIRSTAID
a future adult learner (19+)
Is this course right for me?
Do you work with others and want to learn how to give emergency first aid if a colleague is injured or unwell?
Maybe you’re an employer and need to be able to provide emergency first aid to your staff?
Or perhaps you’re a job seeker looking to improve your skills to put you a step ahead of others when applying for jobs?
If so, this course will teach you the skills you need to provide emergency first aid to a range of specific injuries and illnesses in a work situation, as well as in daily life.The combination of skills will help first aiders to respond quickly and confidently to injuries and illnesses, as well as recognise when professional medical help is necessary.
Our Emergency first aid at work course meets the Health and Safety Executives requirements for first aid in the workplace and is suitable for first aiders who require their initial EFAW certificate as well as those refreshing their qualification.
We have a 100% success rate on this course and excellent feedback from our students, many of whom have used their skills to gain positions as care workers or progressed to further health studies and become nurses and midwives.
The course lasts 1 day
Course Fee: £150
For more information on the course, please contact: Heidi Williams First Aid Co-ordinator
Email – morganh@wolvcoll.ac.uk
Tel: 01902 317564
Please note, the certificate you receive upon completion of this course is valid for 3 years.
Course details
Entry Requirements:
There are no entry requirements for this course so you can call to enrol at any time
What will I learn?
This 1-day course ensures learners are able to understand, and where relevant, apply the following skills when helping an adult in the workplace or at home . Learners will develop the skills and confidence to help someone who is:
- unresponsive and not breathing, including how to use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
- unresponsive and breathing
- having a seizure or anaphylactic shock allergic reaction and eppi pen administration
- choking
- bleeding
- suffering from shock and internal bleeding
- suffering from a burn.
What skills will I gain?
By studying this course you will:
- Learn how to deal with accidents and injuries
- Learn how CPR works and how to use a defibrillator
- Understand the correct action to take in an emergency
- Develop your confidence in dealing with injuries
- Understand how first aid skills are applied in the work environment, as well as everyday life
- Improve your personal skills
- Gain valuable team working and communication skills by taking part in practical activities
How will I be assessed?
Your learning, knowledge and understanding will be continually assessed throughout the course.
What can I do next?
The skills you will learn from this course will enable you:
- Provide emergency first aid in a workplace or everyday situation
- Pursue a career in the care industry
- Progress on to a health-based course
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