Duration
Two days (12 contact hours)
Suitable for
Delegates who hold a current full First Aid At Work Certificate which requires renewal
Content
Including revision of:
- Dealing safely, promptly and effectively with emergencies at work
- Using the materials in the first aid box and buying supplies
- Understanding the duties of employers and the legal framework
- Simple record-keeping
- Using personal hygiene procedures to prevent cross-infection
- Dealing with a casualty who requires cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
- Management of an unconscious casualty
- Treatment and control of bleeding, including clinical shock
- Burns and scalds
- Injuries to bones, muscles and joints
- Chest injuries; eye injuries
- Poisons, gases and fumes, asthma, seizures
- Anaphylactic shock; treatment of choking
- Recognising major and minor illness and taking appropriate action
Theory and practical assessments will be carried out on Day 2
Expiry Date of Certificate
Three years from date of issue