FA1- First Aid Level 1 and 2

Duration

One Day (two days for large groups)

Overview

Understanding your role as a First Aider, Managing the scene, Conducting Primary Care, Shock, Conducting Secondary Care, Record Keeping and Human Anatomy. Registered with the Department of Labour.

1. The Role of the First Aider

  • Objectives of First Aid
  • First Aid and the Law
  • Maintain a First Aid Kit

2. Managing the Scene

  • General Safety
  • Protecting yourself
  • Assess the Patient
  • Protecting the Patient (Spinal Injury, Head Trauma, Fractures. Dislocation. Sprains)
  • Injured Libs (PRICE)
  • Summary

3. Primary Care

  • CAB
  • Performing CPR on Adults
  • Performing CPR on Children
  • Recovery Position
  • Chocking
  • Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest
  • Stroke
  • Suffocation

4. Shock

  • Hypovolemic Shock
  • Anaphylactic Shock
  • Septic Shock
  • Neurogenic Shock
  • Cardiogenic Shock

5. Secondary Care

  • External Bleeding
  • Internal Injuries
  • General First Aid Treatments
  • Snake Bites
  • Animal Bites
  • Burn Wounds
  • Chemical Burns
  • Poisoning
  • Febrile Seizures
  • Fits
  • Drowning

6. Human Anatomy

  • The Nervous System
  • The Cardiovascular System
  • The Muscular System
  • The Skeletal System
  • Cartridge, Tendons, and Ligaments.