Emergency First Aid at Work

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