The aim of this First Aid Responder course is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to practice as a First Aid Responder.
Course objectives:
At the completion of this First Aid Responder course learners will be able to:
- deal with life threatening or potentially life threatening conditions in the pre-hospital environment until arrival of emergency medical services.
- provide First Aid Response for non life – threatening but are necessary to prevent further harm before the emergency medical services arrive.
- provide pre-hospital First Aid Response in a wide range of environments including home and recreational settings.
- display the requisite personal skills including composure, competence and self-confidence while understanding their limitations.
- recognise and be able to cope with the additional challenges provided by “Special Circumstances” for which additional training must be completed.
- deal with life threatening or potentially life threatening conditions in the pre-hospital environment until arrival of emergency medical services.
- provide First Aid Response for conditions not thought to be life-threatening but are necessary to prevent further harm before the emergency medical services arrive.
- provide pre-hospital First Aid Response in a wide range of environments including home and recreational settings.
- display the requisite personal skills including composure, competence and self-confidence while understanding their limitations.
Course Content
- Patient Assessment
- Incident Procedure
- Common Medical Emergencies
- CPR
- Injury Management
- Care of the unconscious patient
- Burns & Electrical Injury
- Hyopthermia & Hyperthermia
- Information Management
- Communications
- Well being of the First Aid Responder
Course duration: 18 Hours delivered over three days Learners will be assessed on five FAR skills including CPR on the final day.
Certification
On successful completion of the course students will receive a PHECC First Aid Responder certificate