First Aid
Overview
First Aid consists of lifesaving skills such as CPR, wound management, and how to respond to medical emergencies like heart attacks or choking incidents. Additionally, you’ll understand how to assess injuries, provide immediate care, and prioritise actions in various critical situations until professional medical help arrives.
Description
First aid is not only about acquiring practical skills but also about promoting a culture of safety and preparedness. Whether it’s administering CPR, providing basic wound care, or assisting someone in shock, having first aid knowledge empowers individuals to take immediate action and make a positive difference in critical moments
Course Content
Unit 1: Demonstrate an understanding of emergency scene management
- Maintenance of personal safety
- Methods of safeguarding the emergency scene
- Methods of safeguarding an injured person
- The medico-legal implication of rendering first aid
Unit 2: Demonstrate an understanding of elementary anatomy and physiology
- Systems of the human body
- The manner in which systems relate to each other
- The operations of the system
Unit 3: Assess an emergency situation
- Why assess emergency situations?
- Determining the cause of the emergency
- Classification of injuries
- Preparing the scene for assistance
Unit 4: Apply first aid procedures to the life-threatening situation
- Basic first aid treatment
- First aid treatment applied appropriate to the situation
- Improvised first aid equipment
- Universal precautions to prevent infections
- Current first aid practice
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Referral for further medical assistance
Unit 5: Treat common injuries
- Treat common injuries
- Treatment for fractures
- Muscles
- Circulatory problems: Fainting / diabetic emergency
- Circulatory shock
- Burns
- Electric shock
- Poisoning
- Seizures
- Strokes
- Drowning
- Bleeding
- Major external bleeding
- Internal bleeding
- Wounds
- Preventing Infections
- Referral to medical assistance
Accreditation
- Non-accredited: Short course only
- Duration: 1h 30m
- Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
- Access Period: 12 Months
