This two day requalification course, is designed to refresh the first aiders’ knowledge and skills along with obtaining any recent updates in first aid procedures.
A current first aid certificate must be held by the individual. Evidence of this will need to be shown to the instructor on the first day of training.
Maximum of 12 delegates
What’s involved?
This is 2 day refresher course which has 12 hours of teaching included.
The course follows the same syllabus as the 3 Day First Aid at Work qualification and the outcome of the course will enable the individual to continue to respond successfully to an accident or common illness within the workplace.
Participants are assessed by an independent assessor, so you can be assured of the quality of the teaching.
What is covered in this course?
Primary Care
- Health and Safety Executive
- The role of the first aider
- The first aid kit
- D.R.A.B.C
- ABCD’s
- Scene safety
- Barrier use – gloves
- Barrier use – face shields
- Initial assessment
- Recovery position
- Adult one rescuer CPR
- Adult CPR handover
- Compression only CPR adult
- Drowning
- Adult choking conscious
- Adult choking becoming unresponsive
- Serious bleeding
- Shock
- Spinal injury
Secondary Care – Injury
- Injury assessment
- Breaks dislocations and fractures
- Wounds and dressings
- Embedded objects
- Burns and scalds
- Head injuries
- Poison
- Temperature related illnesses
- Eye injuries
- Strains and sprains
- Internal bleeding
- Bites and stings
- Crush injuries
- Chest injuries
- Electrical injuries
Secondary care – illness
- Illness assessment
- The respiratory system
- Diabetes
- Anaphylactic shock
- Heart attack
- Angina
- Stroke
- Asthma
- Hyperventilation
Certification
Those that attend the course will receive a certificate from The First Aid Zone, which is valid for 3 years.
All workplace courses are fully approved by the HSE and you can be assured that when you choose The First Aid Zone, you will be complying with the HSE recommendations for first aid provision in the workplace.
The HSE strongly recommend that individuals who hold this certificate undertake an annual 3 hour refresher. This can be completed as an online course. See page for online training.
To Book a Course
To book this course please complete the form on the Contact Page, or, call us on 01425 279620.
Please read the terms and conditions before booking