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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 Reasons for placing a casualty in the recovery position
Ø Demonstrate how to place an unconscious casualty in the recovery position
Ø Managing aa 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 Identify catastrophic bleeding
Ø State the different types of chest injury
Ø State the first aid treatment for a chest injury
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
Ø First aid treatment for a casualty with a sprain or strain.
Ø Identify the common types of eye injuries
Ø Treatment for different types of eye injuries.
Shock management
Ø List the recognition and causes of shock
Ø Managing a casualty who is in shock
Minor injuries
Ø Treatment for minor cuts, grazes and bruises
Ø Principles of administering first aid to a casualty with a minor burn/scald
Ø Principles of administering first aid to a casualty with a small splinter
Circulatory issues
Ø First aid procedures for stroke
Ø First aid treatment for heart attacks and angina
Secondary Survey
Ø Identify the information required to be collected when gathering a casualty history
Ø Demonstrate how to undertake a top to toe survey
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 Identify the routes of entry that poisons can enter the body
Ø Treatment for sudden poisoning
Ø Identify the types of relevant information for the ambulance service.
Anaphylaxis
Ø Identify common triggers for anaphylaxis
Ø Recognise the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis including emergency treatment
Ø Use of epipen
Suspected Major Illnesses
Ø Recognise the different types of major illnesses
Ø Identify the signs and symptoms for the different types of major illnesses
Ø State the treatment for the different types of major illnesses
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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