Emergency First Aid at Work
This course is designed to provide professional drivers with the skills and confidence to administer first aid in emergency situations while on the road.
Course Content
What is First Aid?
Definition of First Aid
The Aims of First Aid
Legislation
Health and Safety regulations
First Aid provision
First Aid kits and contents
Accident and incident reporting
RIDDOR
Responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities of the First Aider
Consent
Priorities of First Aid treatment
Communication with casualty/casualties
Contacting the emergency services
Infection control
Action in an Emergency
Factors involved in an emergency
Assessing the scene (dangers)
Safety approach
Primary Survey
DRABC
Safety
Calling for help
Assessing the levels of consciousness
Airway and breathing checks
Your bystander
Secondary Assessment
Casualty assessment
Recovery position – how and why
The Respiratory System
How oxygen enters and travels around the body
How we breathe in and out
Composition of air we breathe in and out
Resuscitation and AED
Principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Current ERC Guidelines
Procedures for the following scenarios
1)A casualty who is not breathing normally
2) With First Aider alone With assistance
If trained assistance is available
Alternative types of expired air ventilation
Use of face shields and masks
Safe use of an AED
Chain of survival
Problems encountered during resuscitation
Disorders of Respiration
Choking - conscious adult
Choking – unconscious adult
Disorders of the Circulation
How the circulatory system works
Blood composition, the definition, causes, recognition and treatment of the following disorders
1 Shock 2, Fainting
Wounds and Bleeding
Types of wound
Types of bleeding
Preventing cross-infection
General rules for bandaging Treatment of bleeding
Wounds with embedded objects
Internal bleeding recognition and treatment
Amputations
Minor cuts and grazes
Bruising
Nose bleeds
Epilepsy
Recognition of an epileptic seizure
Treatment for a minor seizure
Treatment for a major seizure
Minor Burns and Scalds
Causes of burns
Classification of burns
Treatment of burns
Foreign Objects and Unit Closure
Treatment for small splinters
Assessment and unit closure (include closure and review)
Duration
The course is classroom based and taught via Powerpoint Presentation and discussion. It will count as 7 hours towards Driver CPC Training.