Description
Introduction
The First Aid at Work (FAW) is the highest and most widely recognised first aid qualification. It is suitable for workplaces where risk assessments identify the need for highly trained first aiders due to the size of the organisation or workplace, nature of the business or the groups of individuals considered.
The comprehensive and in-depth course will be delivered in a friendly and relaxed way, and will enable learners to respond to an extensive range of first aid incidents and emergencies.
It will also provide fundamental details on the legalities of first aid and the responsibilities of employers.
What you will learn
Course syllabus
The course syllabus includes…
- Legalities, responsibilities and reporting
- Assessing the situation
- Heart attacks
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- Eye injuries
- Fractures and spinal injuries
- Choking
- Control of bleeding
- Chest injuries
- Diabetes
- Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
- Asthma
- Head injuries
- Poisoning
- Sprains and strains
- Stroke
- Burns
- Epilepsy
- Resuscitation (including the use of a defibrillator)
- Bandaging
Assessment is ongoing by the instructor, along with a multiple choice question paper after each day, and a three-year qualification will be issued to those who satisfy the criteria. In addition, the HSE strongly recommend that all students undergo an annual refresher programme of three hours.
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