About the Course
Course content:
Role and responsibilities of an Emergency First Aider.
Ø Ways to minimise the risk of infection
Ø Importance of consent before providing treatment
Ø Accident form
Ø List the contents of a first aid kit
Ø Scene survey
Patient Assessment
Ø State the principles of conducting a ‘scene survey’
Ø Types of dangers a first aider could face
Ø Conduct a ‘primary survey’ of a casualty
Ø Identify when to call the emergency services
The unconscious casualty
Ø The principles of assessing a casualty’s level of consciousness
Ø Open a casualty’s airway using the ‘head tilt, chin lift’ method
Ø How to check if a casualty is breathing
Ø Demonstrate how to place an unconscious casualty in the recovery position
Ø Managing a casualty who is having a seizure
Resuscitation
Ø Principles of the ‘chain of survival’
Ø Identify when to perform CPR
Ø Demonstrate how to administer CPR
Ø Demonstrate how to use an AED
The choking casualty
Ø Identify the two types of choking
Ø Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty who is choking
Bleeding, wound and trauma management
Ø Identify the different types of external bleeding
Ø Haemorrhagic bleeding management
Ø Use of CAT, haemostatic dressings
Ø Wound packing
Ø Pressure bandages as Israeli pressure bandage
Ø Improvised pressure bandages and TQ
Ø Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty who is bleeding
Ø First aid for:
· Chest(broken ribs, flail chest, sucking chest wound)
· Abdominal (internal bleeding, evisceration),
· Major burns (thermal, chemical etc)
· Use of chest seal
Ø Identify a fracture, dislocation, sprain and strain
Ø First aid to a casualty with a fracture and dislocation including use of splints such as sam splint
Shock management
Ø Managing a casualty who is in shock
Circulatory issues
Ø First aid procedures for stroke
Ø First aid treatment for heart attacks and angina
Suspected head and spinal injuries
Ø Identify the different types of head injury including treatment
Ø Actions needed to be taken with a suspected spinal injury.
Poisoning
Ø Treatment for sudden poisoning
Anaphylaxis
Ø Identify common triggers for anaphylaxis
Ø Recognise the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis including emergency treatment
Ø Use of epipen
Environmental emergencies
Ø Identify the signs and symptoms for: sun stroke, sun burn, heat exhaustion
Ø Carry out first aid treatment for the above
Ø Identify the signs and symptoms for hypothermia and cold related injuries
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