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H.S.E Approved Qualified First Aider
Course Overview
The aim of the Qualified First Aider Refresher/Requalification Course is to make sure that every Qualified First-Aider is regularly updated – to ensure that he or she is able to recognise and treat a variety of injuries and conditions that may present in the workplace (in a safe, prompt and effective way) and also to be updated with regard to changes in practice and/or legislation. OBJECTIVES At the end of the course each student should be able to...
- describe the duties of Qualified First Aiders and Appointed Persons
- explain the responsibility of employers and employees for health and safety
- explain the aims and objectives of the Requalification course
- state the primary aims of first aid
- explain why safety is always paramount
- state how an incident should be managed
- state the importance of communication and delegation
- explain the adult basic life support algorithm
- demonstrate how to perform an initial assessment
- demonstrate how to ascertain a casualty’s level of consciousness
- demonstrate how to examine and open a casualty’s airway
- demonstrate how to check that a casualty is breathing
- demonstrate the recovery position
- demonstrate how to check that a casualty has a circulation
- perform mouth-to-mouth and mouth-to-nose ventilation
- describe mouth-to-stoma ventilation
- demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- explain the Chain of Survival concept
- explain how an unconscious casualty should be managed
- demonstrate how to perform a secondary assessment
- explain how to recognise and treat internal and external bleeding
- demonstrate how to control external bleeding using direct and indirect pressure
- identify and treat concussion, compression, fractured skull and stroke
- identify and treat amputation and crush injuries
- identify, assess and treat burns and scalds
- identify and treat chemical and electrical incidents and explain specific associated problems
- identify and treat heat exhaustion and heat stroke, frostbite and hypothermia
- identify and treat fractures and dislocations, sprains and strains
- identify and treat fainting and shock
- identify and treat airway obstruction in a conscious/unconscious casualty
- identify and treat asthma, hyperventilation and hypoxia
- state how poisons can enter a casualty’s body
- identify and treat poisoning – including smoke, fume and toxic gas inhalation
- identify and treat anaphylactic shock, heart attack and angina
- identify and treat epileptic fits and hypoglycaemia
- identify and treat eye injuries – including how to examine and irrigate the eye(s)
- demonstrate various bandaging techniques and arm slings
- demonstrate how and when to move a sick or injured person
- explain the importance of hygiene and aseptic technique
- explain the importance of language and non-verbal communication
Learning Group
The maximum number of people that the HSE allows on a course is twelve per instructor. However, we tend to teach smaller groups (i.e. usually six to eight people) so the instructor is able to make sure that you understand everything and that you are 100% competent.
Course Location and Course Fees
Our main training facilities are in Chelmsford (Essex) but we also use venues in Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, London and other areas. In fact, over the years, we have delivered numerous courses all over the UK including Scotland and Wales. In addition, we are able to use teach on-site courses if your premises is suitable for the course – i.e. complies with HSE rules. If you would like Alpha Medical to teach a course in your workplace sufficient floor area is essential. Course fees depend on how many people you want to book on a course and where you would like the training to be delivered. However, generally speaking, although our courses are taught by healthcare professionals our fees are similar to (or even less than) the fees charged by St John Ambulance and the British Red Cross.
Why Choose Alpha Medical For Your Training?
Most HSE courses are taught by ‘first aid instructors’; Alpha Medical uses experienced healthcare professionals - e.g. Paramedics and Nurses. Our course fee includes unlimited free refreshments. We also give you your own uncontaminated resuscitation manikin (i.e. Little Anne) to use for the whole course. We have taught thousands of people since 1997 and they keep coming back to us!
Course dates
| Course | Start date | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.S.E Approved Qualified First Aider | 11/06/2012 - 13/06/2012 | £250.00 | BOOK NOW! |