Basic First Aid

Duration:  3 Days
Entry Assumptions:  Open
Course Content:

Intervene in a first aid scenario
Treat bleeding wounds
Treat an injured person for shock
Immobilise a fracture
Intervene in minor medical emergencies

Provide Risk-based Emergency Care/ First Aid in the Workplace

Duration:  5 Days
Entry Assumptions:  Open
Course Content:

Demonstrate the principles of primary emergency care in the workplace
Sustain a basic level of preparedness for health emergencies in the workplace
Assess & manage an emergency scene in the workplace
Demonstrate primary emergency life support for adults, children & infants according to current international protocols
Explain & manage shock
Conduct secondary assessment of the sick and/ or injured person & provide appropriate primary emergency care within the workplace
Keep records of the incident/ accident