Essentials of First Aid

Course Details

This course provides participants with basic First Aid knowledge to be able to attend serious life threatening incidents with increased confidence.

Benefits to you

On completion of this course, participants will understand how to:

  • Incident & Casualty management
  • Provide emergency first aid to an unconscious casualty
  • Adult resuscitation
  • Choking in adults
  • Dealing with severe bleeding and burns

Course Contents

  • Dealing with accidents and illness
  • Using a First Aid kit
  • Record keeping
  • Resuscitation (Using Resuscitation Council (UK) 2015 Guidelines)inc. Effective Rescue Breaths
  • Treatment of an unconscious casualty
  • Choking
  • Control of bleeding and burns
  • Management of shock

Who should attend?

This course is for all people requiring First Aid skills so that they feel confident to handle life threatening situations in adults.