Aid Your Career

Learn the essential skills to help an ill or injured person at work or in the home.

Duration:

• 2 days face to face; or

• 1 day plus 3-4 hours pre work

Content:

• A practical action plan to follow in an emergency; ‘DRSABCD’

• Resuscitation (CPR) on an adult and baby plus a basic overview of defibrillation

• All the fundamentals you need to know to deal with common first aid situations; choking, burns, bites and stings, sprains and strains, eye irritation, wounds and bleeding, allergic reactions /anaphylaxis, asthma

• How to manage more complex first aid situations such as; chest pain, poison, fractures, dislocations, shock, abdominal injuries, head, neck and spinal injuries, heat-induced illnesses (eg. heat stroke, hyperthermia) and cold-induced illnesses (eg. hypothermia)

Information relating to first aid such as: essential items in a first aid kit and how to use them as well as your duty of care and protection under the Civil Liabilities Act

Assessment:

Participants must satisfactorily complete multiple written and practical assessments.

Note: CPR assessment must be completed on the floor.