FIRST AID AT WORK REQUALIFICATION

Course Information

This course is 12 hours in duration and updates the first aid skills of those who need to renew their First Aid at work certificate. The HSE strongly recommends that you requalify within a month of your certificate expiring.

INTRODUCTION

• Introduction to First Aid Review

• Primary Survey

• Secondary Survey

• Chain of Survival

  
  

SAFETY & CASUALTY CARE

• Primary Survey

• Secondary Survey

• Chain of Survival

  
  

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)

• Primary Care

• Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Automated External Defibrillation (AED)

• Adult and Child Choking

• Types of Bleeding

• Bleeding Control

• Haemostatic Dressing Application

• Tourniquet Application

• Shock

• Seizures and Epilepsy

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MINOR FIRST AID

• Small Cuts, Grazes and Bites

• Bruises

• Small Splinters

• Nosebleeds

• Burns and Scalds

MEDICAL FIRST AID                                

• Poisoning

• Heart Attack

• Stroke

• Asthma

• Allergic Reaction and Anaphylaxis

• Diabetes

• Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke

• Hypothermia

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INJURY FIRST AID                                

• Chest Injuries

• Suspected Spinal Injuries

• Electric Shock

• Head Injuries - Minor and Severe

• Eye Injuries

• Fractures and Dislocations

• Sprains and Strains