Course Detail

This course is for all staff members who are the designated First Aider at Work and who are required to keep this qualification ‘live’. This comprehensive two day course covers a wide range of First Aid emergencies, which will support learners to refresh their knowledge and bring practice up to date. It supports learners to gain a qualification to the highest level of First Aid at Work, and which meets the statutory requirements of the Health & Safety (First Aid) regulations 1981.
The course may be taken up to three months before the First Aider’s certificate expiry date but cannot be taken any later than 28 days after the expiry date.  All successful learners will be issued with an accredited First Aid at Work Certificate, lasting for a period of 3 years, along with a wallet-sized plastic card detailing their qualification.

Understand the role and responsibilities of an emergency First Aider
Know how to assess an incident
Manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally
Manage an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally
Recognise and assist a casualty who is choking
Manage a casualty who is wounded and bleeding
Manage a casualty who is in shock
Understand how to manage a casualty with a minor injury

2 days