Occupational First Aid

Course details

•  Unit 1—First Aid in the Workplace
•  Role and responsibilities of a first aider
•  Importance of scene safety for the rescuers / assessing scene safety
•  Necessity and legality of patient confidentiality
•  Signs and symptoms of post traumatic stress
•  Unit 2—Patient Assessment
•  Primary and Secondary surveys
•  List methods to obtain breathing rate
•  State normal pulse rates and outline methods to assess skin condition
•  Explain the need for additional medical identification
•  Assess patient external bleeding
•  Assess levels of consciousness
•  Unit 3—Respiratory Emergencies
•  Define respiration and list component parts of respiratory system
•  List signs of adequate air exchange
•  Define asthma
•  Demonstrate rescue breathing using mouth to mouth / mouth to mask
•  Demonstrate treatment of patient with respiratory difficulties
•  Unit 4—Cardiac First Response
•  Retrieve an automated external defibrillator (AED)
•  Define major life threatening emergencies
•  Describe actions to take for AED prompts
•  Unit 5— Wounds and Bleeding

List functions of blood

•  Outline management of head, eye and facial injuries
•  Outline management of crush injuries
•  Demonstrate procedure to clean a minor wound
•  Unit 6—Altered levels of Consciousness
•  Define shock and treatment of shock
•  List functions of the nervous system
•  Demonstrate the recovery position

Assessment: 

Candidates must successfully complete a Skills Demonstration and Examination

Progression Routes: 

FETAC level 5 National Certificate Healthcare Support