First Aid at Work

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the role of the first aider

• Assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency;

• Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure);

• Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

• Understand the use of an A.E.D

• Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking;

• Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded and bleeding;

• Administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering shock;

• Provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters);

• Administer first aid to a casualty with: Injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including a suspected spinal injury; Chest injuries; Burns and scalds; Eye injuries; Sudden poisoning; Anaphylactic shock;

• Recognize the presence of major illness and provide appropriate first aid (including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes).