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First Aid at Work

FAW Course £899.00 + Vat for up to 12 persons.

First Aid Work Refresher

 

Costs based on delivery at your place of work/venue.

Who is this course aimed at?

For First Aiders in the workplace that are looking to refresh their comprehensive certified approval. Successful delegates are awarded with a FAW certificate valid for 3 years. HSE states that you must provide your previous FAW certificate prior to commencement of the requalification. The previous certificate must be within 3 months of expiry date. HSE state that should the previous certificate be out of date then the 3 day FAW will be required.

Duration

12 hours delivered over 2 days.

Course Contents

The refreshing of:

  • Course objectives
  • Understand rules and regulations
  • Understand the roles of the first aider
  • Preventing cross-infection
  • Use of the available equipment – Contents of first aid kits
  • Primary and secondary survey – DRSAB
  • Basic life support (CPR) – adult and child in a school
  • Choking – adult and child in a school

Identifying and being able to administer first aid for:

  • Wounds and bleeding
  • Fractures and dislocations
  • Burns and scalds
  • Muscles
  • Shock
  • Chest injuries
  • Asthma
  • Poisons
  • Sprains and strains
  • Spinal trauma
  • Eye injuries
  • Causes of unconsciousness – selection of the those most relevant to the audience including seizure (in a school these must include heart attack, stroke, asthma, epilepsy, diabetes and anaphylaxis)
  • Understand the need for recording incidents and actions
  • Formal assessment

The training venue will require the following:

  • A suitable inside room for theory and practical training, big enough for participants to simulate incidents on the floor, that will be uninterrupted (with an electric socket point)
  • Access to welfare – toilets, running water, suitable temperature, etc

The candidate(s) should:

  • Possess the necessary level of mental fitness and learning ability required to meet the course contents above
  • Possess a reasonable degree of physical fitness to meet the course content above

MHTO Training will provide:

  • The Trainer/Examiner
  • All training materials and comprehensive handouts
  • Projector, screen, flip chart, videos and presentation
  • Mannequins for each 2 participants
  • Bandages
  • Training equipment

Please call 07946 498 049

Please email j.saich@mhto.org