In addition to the topics covered on an emergency first aid at work course, this course covers treatment for a variety of injuries and medical conditions.

Learners will develop the first aid skills and confidence and also covers the HSE requirements such as

• How to get help
• accident recording and reporting
• the control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH).
• assessing a casualty
• is unresponsive and breathing
• is unresponsive and not breathing, including how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• is choking
• is bleeding
• is suffering from shock
• has burns
• feels faint
• has been poisoned
• has a head injury
• has hypothermia or heat exhaustion
• has an injury to a bone, muscle or joint (including spinal injuries).

Learners will also be able to recognise a casualty who is having a:

• seizure
• Suffering from Sepsis
• heart attack, including the administration of aspirin
• angina attack
• stroke
• asthma attack
• severe allergic reaction
• diabetic emergency.

The course also includes information on: