This course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, practical skills and understanding required to provide and co-ordinate first aid in the work-place in compliance with the requirements of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General application) Regulations 2007: Part 7, Chapter 2: First Aid and the associated guide to those regulations.

On successful completion, participants will be awarded FETAC Level 5 accreditation in Occupational First Aid.

The course syllabus includes:

• Assessment and accident scene management. Personal protection. Legal implications

of pre-hospital emergency care and dealing with stress.

• Types of wounds, dealing with external and internal bleeding including nosebleeds. Bandaging.
• Recognising and treating shock including anaphylaxis
• Treatment of burns, scalds and sunburn
• Dealing with electrical injuries
• Poisons including Carbon Monoxide poisoning
• Respiration, asphyxia and child, infant and adult choking (foreign body airway obstruction)
• Unconsciousness, fainting, skull, head, eye and facial injuries, concussion and compression.
• Recovery position for children, infants and adults.
• Fractures, sprains, strains and dislocations.
• CPR for children, infants and adults
• Use of an automatic external defibrillator
• Medical emergencies, diabetes, epilepsy, asthma, spinal injuries