Course details

The Occupational 1st Aid course is aimed at those persons within an organisation with responsibility for first response, first aid treatment in the workplace. The course modules meet all the requirements of the National Ambulance Training School (NATS) curriculum, and the First Aid Regulations 1993. The course content will assist those responsible for first aid to develop a preventative approach to accidents and incidents within the workplace.

Course Objectives

On completion of the Occupational 1st Aid course participants will have

  • An understanding of the principles of first response
  • The skills to provide necessary first aid within the workplace
  • The necessary skills to deal with emergencies
  • Essential life saving skills
  • All participants who pass the course successfully receive a certificate from a accredited NATS trainer and will be registered as First Aiders.

Module

DAY 1:

  • Responsibilities of a first aider, assessment and initial reaction
  • Diagnosis and principles of treatment
  • The Nervous System
  • Head Injuries
  • Shock - Fainting
  • Unconsciousness
  • Patient Approach
  • Examination of Casualty
  • Responsibilities of a first aider, assessment and initial reaction
  • Recovery Position
  • Asphyxia and its causes
  • Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation practical
  • Holger Neilson method of resuscitation
  • Examination of the eye
  • Treatment of foreign bodies and chemical splashes
  • Poisoning

DAY 2:

  • Burns and Scalds
  • Corrosive injuries
  • Chemical splashes
  • Blood and the circulation
  • Wounds and bleeding
  • Control of bleeding
  • Control of bleeding
  • Dressings and bandages - application, including improvisation
  • Fractures - causes, types, signs and symptoms
  • Sprains, strains and dislocation
  • Crush injuries
  • General rules for treatment
  • Handling and transport including improvisation

DAY3:

  • Dressing and bandaging fractures
  • Epilepsy, Asthma and Diabetes - definition, causes, treatment
  • Emergency First Aid Kits - contents
  • Revision - practical; any requested subject revised; questions; resuscitation
  • Examination - a practical incident to treat
  • Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
  • Question paper
  • Bandages, slings and transport are introduced as appropriate and practised throughout the course.
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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