First Aid Refresher

This course is a revision of all the subjects contained in the three day First Aid at Work course, including any updates on any changes that have taken place since the students’ last course.

Each student must demonstrate that they are able to:

• Act safely, promptly and effectively with emergencies at work
• Use first aid equipment, including the contents of a first aid box
• Understand the duties of employers and the legal framework
• Maintain simple factual records on what they have done with regard to any
  treatment or management of an emergency
• Recognise the importance of personal hygiene in first aid procedures

They must also be able to deal with a casualty who:

• Requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Is unconscious
• Is bleeding or wounded (including catastrophic bleeding)
• Is suffering from shock
• Is suffering from choking (practical)
• Is suffering from an injury to bones, muscles or joints
• Has been burned or scalded
• Has an eye injury
• Has been overcome by gas or fumes
• May have been poisoned or exposed to a harmful substance

And they must be able to:

• Deal with any specific hazard in the workplace
• Recognise major illnesses including spinal injuries and take appropriate action
• Manage the transportation of a casualty, as required by the circumstances
  of the workplace
• Understand the use of a Defibrillator unit

To help the student, who still holds a current First Aid at Work certificate, re-qualify as a First Aider. Upon successful completion of this course a Qualsafe approved First Aid at Work certificate will be awarded (valid for 3 years).