First Aid at Work
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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).