Basic First Aid Course

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Aim: To provide training to staff who intend to fulfil a position of First Aider within the workplace.

Training Objectives:On completion of this course participants will be able to:

  • Deal with First Aid emergencies
  • Provide necessary first aid within the workplace
  • Understand and demonstrate essential life saving skills

Course Syllabus:

  • Responsibilities of First Aiders
  • Principles of treatment
  • Patient approach & examination
  • Wounds and bleeding
  • Head injuries
  • Dressings and bandages
  • Shock – fainting
  • Unconsciousness
  • Recovery position
  • Asphyxia and its causes
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation practical
  • Treating foreign bodies, chemical splashes
  • Burns and scalds
  • Blood and the circulation System
  • Fractures, Sprains, strains and dislocations

Course Duration:1 day

Certification:All successful candidates will receive a certificate valid for a period of 2 years.

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