Emergency First Aid at Work
Course Overview
This course is designed for staff across Housing, Health, and Social Care settings who are designated as Emergency First Aiders at Work. It meets the requirements set by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and HSENI (Northern Ireland) and is suitable for workplaces where a risk assessment identifies the need for Emergency First Aiders.
Learners will acquire the skills and knowledge to provide prompt, safe, and effective emergency first aid, supporting both colleagues and service users in line with their job role. The course involves practical activities, group discussions, and a final multiple-choice assessment.
Upon successful completion, participants receive a fully accredited certificate valid for 3 years. The HSE and HSENI recommend a 3-hour annual refresher. Training is delivered through face-to-face instruction, interactive scenarios, and practical use of first aid equipment, including manikins and an AED.
This course is developed and mapped to current occupational standards, qualification frameworks, and the following key documents:
- Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 (as amended)
- Resuscitation Council Guidelines
- The Care Certificate Standard 12
Aims & Objectives
Duration: 7 hours
Criteria:
- Introduction: The Role of the First Aider
- Understanding First Aid
- First Aid in the Workplace
- Responsibilities of the First Aider
- Actions to Take in an Emergency
- Conducting a Primary Assessment
- Conducting a Secondary Assessment
- Breathing and Circulation Essentials
- Resuscitation and AED Awareness
- Managing Respiratory Disorders
- Managing Circulatory Disorders
Learning Objectives:
- State the role and responsibilities of an Emergency First Aider
- Demonstrate how to assess an incident effectively
- Demonstrate how to manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally
- Manage an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally
- Recognise and assist a casualty who is choking
- Manage a casualty who is wounded and bleeding
- Manage a casualty in shock
- Explain how to treat a casualty with a minor injury
- Understand own responsibilities and those of others concerning Health and Safety in the workplace
- Describe the procedure for responding to accidents and sudden illness
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