Emergency First Aid at Work - 1 day

The course is delivered to a maximum of 12 people and everyone will receive a course book. By the end of the course, successful candidates will be able to:

• Understand the role and responsibility of a first aider.

• Assess an incident including conducting a primary survey.

• Help a child or adult who is unresponsive and breathing normally.

• Help a casualty who is having a seizure.

• Help a child or adult who is unresponsive and NOT breathing normally.

• Administer CPR including using a defibrillator.

• Recognise and assist a child or adult who is choking.

• Help a casualty who is wounded and bleeding.

• Recognise and help a casualty who is in shock (from severe blood loss).

• Help a casualty with a minor injury.

• Help a casualty with a suspected fracture.

Certification is dependent on successful continuous assessment of the student, there is no final exam. Those students who complete the course and are deemed to have reached the required standard are issued with a certificate that is valid for three years.

This 1 day Emergency First Aid Course covers what to do in an emergency situation. It is for anyone who wants to receive training in emergency first aid within a smaller, low risk working environment.

Delivering in Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire