First Aid Courses
Courses available:
- 4 day HSE First Aid at Work
- 1 day Emergency First Aid
- 2 day Refresher First Aid
Courses will contain:
- Practice and principles of First Aid
- Respiratory system and circulatory systems
- Unconsciousness
- Casualty handling
- Emergency action
- CPR
- Shock
- Bleeding and wounds
- Burns
- Fractures
- First Aid boxes
The syllabus will vary depending on course chosen; the above lists some of the areas you may cover.
Your instructor for the course will vary the delivery of the syllabus between lecture sessions, practical sessions involving the whole group, demonstrations and visual aids.
Candidates showing a good practical ability in carrying out resuscitation skills, treating an unconscious casualty and applying dressings / bandages will be awarded a certificate of competence. As well as the practical assessment candidates will be required to complete written and oral questions and carry out an initiative test of skills. The certificate will be valid for a period of 3 years from the date of the course.