First Aid Awareness 

We can offer various qualifications including First Aid in Mental Health, please contact us to discuss your requirements

Aims

A training session to introduce participants to the basic concepts of first aid. Effective emergency treatment before professional help arrives can go a long way to reducing the effects of illness and injury and may even save someone’s life.

Target Group

This training is designed to be delivered to all staff                              

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course participants will:

• Recognise the priorities of treatment and demonstrate how to assess the situation in order to act safely, promptly and  effectively in an emergency
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious, demonstrating the recovery position
• Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded or bleeding
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock

Training Methods

The day will be run in a participative way, using delegates’ existing knowledge as a platform. This is a practical course so appropriate footwear and clothing is advised.