Emergency First Aid

 

Date:  TBC for 2018

 

Venue: 

Target Audience:

All staff with direct service user contact

Learning Outcomes

Staff with direct service user contact should be able to:

Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider.

Be able to assess an accident.

Be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally.

Be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is NOT breathing.

Know how to recognise and assist a casualty who is choking.

Be able to manage a casualty with external bleeding.

Able to manage a casualty who is in shock.

Be able to manage and treat a casualty with a minor injury.

First Aid Refresher Periods

Refresher periods for this training should be a minimum of:  On Induction then every three years

If staff cannot demonstrate this they will need to repeat the training.

If there has been a change in Resuscitation legislation nationally or an organisation has amended its policy locally, staff will need to receive an update to reflect any changes.