emergency first aid at work (or EFAW + F)
St Leonards, Ringwood, Hants. 9am-4pm
EFAW +F (9am-5.30pm).
This 1 day Certified Level 3 course meets requirements of Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
It enables delegates to be Emergency First Aiders in the workplace.
For course content & list of topics covered, please see the "Courses & Price Guide" page.
If your environment requires you to have the Forestry (+F) qualification , this module can be added on to this 1-day course and covers catastrophic bleeding and the use of tourniquets and haemostatic dressings.
The certificate is valid for 3 years and is issued by First Aid Awards, an Ofqual regulated organisation.
This course can also be delivered on site to a group of people- please contact me for further details.
To book a place or for more information, please e-mail or telephone:
E-mail: admin@newforestfirstaidtraining.co.uk
Tel: 07495 962507
2-day outdoor first aid course
£165 pp. 9am-5.30pm, Woodlands Village Hall, Verwood,
The qualification meets the Outdoor First Aid Band 3 requirements set by the Institute for Outdoor Learning and the requirements for the first aid element of the expedition syllabus for the bronze, silver and gold Duke of Edinburgh awards. This is also an ideal course for Mountain Bike Leaders.
Syllabus
A range of outdoor First Aid related subjects are covered including:
• What is outdoor first aid?
• Bones, joints and muscle injuries • Monitoring
• Major illnesses
• Secondary assessment
• Burns
• Wounds and bleeding
• Bites and stings
• Incident management
• Summon assistance
• Chest and abdominal injuries • Primary survey
• Extreme heat and cold
• Disorders of respiration
• Poisoning
• First aid equipment
• Head and spinal injuries • Scene survey
• Anaphylaxis
• Resuscitation
• Eye injuries
• Hypovolaemic shock
The qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement.
Learners will need to complete the full course again to requalify for a further three years. It should be noted that if the qualification expires a person is no longer considered competent to act as a first aider in the workplace.
Assessment
The assessment is carried out through practical demonstration, oral questioning and a written assessment paper. Scenarios will be set to allow learners to demonstrate the skills and knowledge they have gained.
The certificate is valid for 3 years and is issued by First Aid Awards, an Ofqual regulated organisation.
This course can also be delivered on site to a group of people- please contact me for further details.
To book a place or for more information, please e-mail or telephone:
E-mail: admin@newforestfirstaidtraining.co.uk
Tel: 07495 962507