Course Videos
Recovery position, Choking, Visual of CPR internal process, CPR Adult, CPR child, AED.
Forms
Course handouts, Attendance form, Medical form, Accident forms, Feedback forms, Course evaluation
Objectives
Understand roles and responsibilities of a first aider, assess emergency situations, demonstrate basic life support skills, manage common medical emergencies, provide first aid for a range of injuries and illnesses, record and report incidents accurately.
Assessments
10 min emergency situation simulation, including: managing a injury or medical condition, relaying Information to emergency services.
Demonstrate a safe airway position, Demonstrate CPR for 2 minutes and use of AED during resuscitation.
Topics Covered
What is first aid
The 3 P's Preserve, Prevent, Promote
Keeping yourself safe, PPE, Casualty approach
DR ABC. Dangers, Casualty response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation
Casualty Alertness AVPU.
Understanding how the airway gets blocked
How to open someone's airway (Video)
What is normal and abnormal breathing
How blood circulates, normal and abnormal skin presentation
Safe Airway Position, Demonstration and Practical (Video)
Shock, Emotional and Hypovolemia
Giving information to emergency services
Patient information
Types of wounds
Treatment for wounds, Sever bleeding
Appling a plaster, dressing, bandaging around objects, lower and elevated sling
Internal Bleeding
Sepsis
How burns are measured, Types of burns, treatment for burns
Head injuries
Spinal injury
Sprain or Break
Dislocations
What causes cardiac events, Heart Attack, Angina
Stroke, FAST
Anaphylaxis, use of EpiPen
Asthma
Chocking (Video)
CPR (Video of ineffective/effective CPR) (Video of CPR demo) (Drowning)
CPR for children and babies
Agonal Breathing (Video)
How an ADE works, How to use an AED during resusitation