First Aid Responder 

Duration: 3 day (Max 8 trainees)

Venue: Renewables Academy at Wexford Training Centre

Certification: PHECC (valid for 2 years)

Overview

This course covers knowledge, practical skills and understanding of  comprehensive range of topics to enable the candidate to provide and co-ordinate first aid in the workplace.

Objectives

The objectives of the course are such that, on completion, delegates will be able:

• To understand legislation and regulations relevant to first aid
• To understand the responsibilities of occupational first aider
• To identify a variety of typical workplace based illness/injuries
• To know how to effectively assess and treat medical emergencies 
• To be able to demonstrate essential life saving skills (CFR AED)
• To provide emergency first aid in the workplace

What you get

• Theory element will include multimedia supplemented by video/power point and hand-outs
• Practical element will include primary and secondary patient survey.
• AED/ CFR demonstration 
• Appropriate treatment for choking, bleeding, unconscious patient and a wide variety of other typical work based conditions. 
• Theory and practical tests must be successfully completed and evaluation sheets used