018127 Occupational First Aid - FETAC Level 5 Certified

Venue:
Abbey Business Centre, Abbey Street, Kilkenny
 
Date:
08/10/2016
 
Note:
Commencing Saturday 8th October for 3 consecutive weeks
 
Time:
9.30am - 5.30pm
 
Category:
Enterprise Week
 

Attain the knowledge, practical skills and understanding required to provide and co-ordinate first aid in the workplace in compliance with legal regulations. On successful completion, participants will be awarded FETAC Level 5 accreditation in Occupational First Aid.

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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