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First Aid

Overview

Nobody wants or chooses to find themselves in an emergency situation, but should the worst happen, you need to know how to act. In this course we’ll cover CPR and cardiac arrest, choking, treating bleeding and burns, broken bones, asthma, allergies and seizures.

Objectives

  • Abide by the principles of first aid
  • Apply the fundamentals of CPR
  • Recognise whether an injury requires professional medical treatment or whether it can be treated with first aid
  • Take decisive action to help save a life

Audience

This course is suitable for anyone who wants to learn about first aid or who wants to refresh their existing first aid knowledge, including:

  • Parents and carers
  • Office workers and public sector staff
  • Health and social care staff
  • Public

Modules

  • Adult CPR
  • Child CPR
  • AED
  • Choking
  • The heart
  • Bleeding and burns
  • Bones
  • Asthma and allergies
  • Epilepsy and seizures