Courses

Course Description

It is a requirement of the Health & Safety law that employers provide a safe and healthy
environment to work in. If your assessment of first aid needs highlights the need for qualified first
aiders, then this level 3 qualification (level 6 in Scotland) will provide you with suitable, highly
trained personnel. This comprehensive three-day course covers a wide range of first aid
emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a
prompt, safe and effective way. In addition, this course will include any protocol changes that may
have arisen since their last training course. This course will give the participants a qualification to the
highest level of First Aid, meeting the statutory requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid)
Regulations 1981

A range of subjects are covered including: –

• Legalities, responsibilities and reporting
• Resuscitation and AED awareness
• Assessment of the situation
• Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
• Bandaging
• Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
•Fractures and spinal injuries
• Heart attacks
• Choking
• Control of bleeding
• Head injuries
• Eye injuries
• Poisoning
• Chest injuries
• Sprains and strains
• Burns
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Epilepsy
•Stroke