Option 1
Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work
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Course Summary
Candidates successfully completing this course will be entitled to act as a first-aider in the workplace. This First aid at Work course includes the 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work course and also equips the first-aider to apply first aid to an extensive range of specific injuries and illnesses. This course complies with the Health and Safety (First-Aid) regulations 1981 (Appendix 5 Content of a First Aid at Work (FAW) course).
Course Structure:
Unit 1: Emergency First aid in the Workplace
Unit 1 covers the following topics:
Roles and responsibilities of a first aider
Cross infection
Recording incidents & actions
Use of available equipment
Assessing an incident
Unconscious casualties (including seizure)
Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
Safe use of an Automated External Defibrillator
Choking
Wounds and bleeding
Shock
Minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters)
Unit 2: Recognition and Management of Illness and Injury in the Workplace
Unit 2 covers the following topics:
Secondary survey
Injuries to bones, joints and muscles (including spinal injuries)
Suspected head and spinal injuries
Chest injuries
Burns and scalds
Eye injuries
Sudden poisoning
Anaphylaxis
Major illnesses (heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma & diabetes)
Serious bleeding including
Embedded objects
Sucking chest wound
Amputations
Certification
Successful candidates will be awarded the Level 3 First Aid at Work certificate valid for 3 years.
Duration
Three-days (18 hours)
Assessment
Activities, test paper, practical assessments
Prerequisites
None
Suggested progression
Recommended annual refresher training
Mandatory requalification training every three years
Automated external defibrillation training