Occupational First Aid

OBJECTIVES:

The objective of basic life support and emergency care training is to give trainees the confidence and knowledge to step forward and help someone who is ill and injured and care for them until help arrives.

COURSE CONTENT

• Introduction to First Aid
• Legislations with regard to First Aid
• The role of the first aider
• Incident Management
• Managing an emergency
• Communication and casualty care
• Asthma
• Bleeding (minor and severe)
• Bone, muscle and joint injuries
• Burns and scalds
• Choking (adult)
• Eye injuries
• Fainting
• Head injuries
• Health and safety (first aid) regulations
• Poisoning
• Resuscitation (adult CPR)
• Seizures (adult)
• Severe allergic reaction
• Shock
• Spinal injuries
• Unconscious casualty