- 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 - Personal safety exercises - Using barriers - Call for help
- 3) Be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally.
Level of consciousness - Open an airway - check breathing - Complete Initial Assessment - Who to Place in the recovery position, an who not to - Place someone in the recovery position, practice - Clear solid material and fluids from the airway
- 4) Be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally.
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation - Ventilations practice - Chest compressions practice - Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation practice - Chain of survival
- 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 - Recognize and manage Breathing Difficulty or Shortness of Breath - Recognize and manage Pain, Servere Presure or Discomfort in Chest - Recognize and manage Severe Abdominal Pain - Recognize and manage Altered Level of Responsiveness
- 9) Be able to administer First Aid to a casualty with suspected head, neck and spinal injuries.
Identify a major mechanism of injury - Identify and manage a Head injury - Identify and manage a Neck injury - Identify and manage a spinal injury - Identify and manage a Deformed Limb
- 10) Be able to administer First Aid to a casualty with suspected chest injuries.
Recognise the different types of chest injury - Administer first aid for a chest injury
- 11) Emergency Moves.
Understand when and when not move a casualty - Learn How to move a casualty in an Emergency
- 12) Be able to conduct a secondary survey.
Illness assessment - Points and Symptoms for illness -Performing a physical assessment from head to legs
- 13) Be able to administer First Aid to a casualty with burns and scalds.
Be able to administer First Aid to a casualty with burns and scalds. - Administer first aid for burns involving: *dry heat *wet heat *electricity *chemicals
- 14) Be able to administer First Aid to a casualty with an eye injury.
Give examples of common eye injuries. - Administer first aid for eye injuries involving: *dust *chemicals *embedded objects
- 15) Be able to administer First Aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning.
Identify the routes that poisons can take to enter the body. - Administer immediate first aid to a casualty affected by sudden poisoning.
- 16)Be able to administer First Aid to a casualty with anaphylaxis
Identify common triggers for anaphylaxis - Recognise anaphylaxis - Administer immediate first aid for a casualty suffering from anaphylaxis.
- 17) Be able to recognize a serius illness
Recognise major illnesses including: *heart Attack *stroke *epilepsy *asthma *diabetes - Administer first aid to a casualty suffering from major illnesses including: *heart Attack *stroke *epilepsy *asthma *diabetes
