½ Day Basic First Aid Course

This fun, interactive hands-on 3 hour course covers all the essentials of basic first aid.

Delegates will have the opportunity to learn Life-Saving Skills and put them into practice using our resuscitation manikins and by placing one another in the recovery position.

There will also be practical activities with slings and bandages, the ‘choking vest’ and how to correctly use a defibrillator.

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Course Outline

The course covers the following:

Effective first aid management and the role of the First Aider
The unconscious person
How to perform Basic Life Support (CPR)
The recovery position
Correct use of a Defibrillator
Heart attack
Stroke
Choking
Fractures, sprains and strains
Cuts and bruises
Burns
Diabetes and seizures
Impalement injuries

Certification lasts for 1 years / It is recommended that this course be repeated on an annual basis/bi-annual basis

Please note: if anyone cannot kneel on the floor to practice Basic Life Support techniques or the recovery position, alternative options are available.