Standard First Aid/CPR

Service Description

This course is designed to give you the theoretical knowledge needed to accompany the First Aid at Work 3 day First Aid course in addition to covering adult, baby and child First Aid and First Aid for various situations such as Road Traffic Accidents, Sports ad Travel. The course covers topics such as how to put someone into the Recovery position, choking, Anaphylaxis shock, urns, head injuries and so much more. Action in an emergency Keep yourself safe Priorities of Treatment Preparing for an emergency Helpful information What to put in your First Aid kit Information to give the Emergency Services Role of the First Aider The Primary Survey – How to help in an Emergency Danger Response Airway Breathing Unresponsive and Breathing Recovery Position How to put someone into the Recovery position How to put a baby into the recovery position Secondary Survey Heart Attack and Angina Heart Attacks Angina Unconscious and not breathing Resuscitation Resuscitation – Child Resuscitating a Baby Hygiene during CPR Compression only Resuscitation Breathing Problems Choking How to help a Choking adult How to help a choking child How to help a choking baby Drowning Step by step – how to help a drowning casualty Asthma What causes asthma How to help in an asthma attack Croup Management of Asthma in a child care setting Panic Attacks and hyperventilation Chest Wounds Flail Chest Collapsed Lung or a sucking chest wound Anaphylactic Shock Introduction What is an allergic reaction? Who is at risk from anaphylaxis? Common triggers for reactions How to recognise an acute allergic reaction? Common symptoms include How to Treat Anaphylaxis Wounds and bleeding How to treat a bleeding wound Dressings Embedded objects How much blood can you afford to lose? Shock Symptoms of Shock Internal Bleeding Knocked out teeth Treatment of Shock Amputated parts Eye injuries Nose bleeds Objects in nose Objects in ears Types of Wounds Fainting Bites and Stings Tick Bites Snake bite Animal bites Bee Stings Marine Stings Burns What to do with a burn Assessing the severity of a burn Causes of burns Electrical burns Inhalation