Emergency First Aid at Work

EFAAW

  • 1) Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider
    The role of a first aider
  • 2) Be able to assess an incident.
    Personal safety - Call for help
  • 3) Be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally.
    Level of consciousness - Who to Place in the recovery position, an who not to- Place someone in the recovery position, practice
  • 4) Be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally.
    Open an airway - Check breathing - Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation - Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation practice
  • 5) Be able to recognise and assist a casualty who is choking.
    Describe how to identify a casualty with a: *partially blocked airway *completely blocked airway - Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking.
  • 6) Be able to manage a casualty with external bleeding.
    Identify the types of external bleeding. - Control external bleeding. Control external bleeding practice
  • 7)Be able to manage a casualty who is in shock.
    Recognise shock. - Administer first aid to a casualty who is in shock.
  • 8) Be able to recognize a serius illness
    Signs and Symptoms for serious illness
  • 8) Be able to manage other conditions
    Managing faint - Administer first aid to a casualty with minor burns - Administer first aid to a casualty with convulsions
  • 9) Understand the ongoing assessment
    Perform an ongoing assesment