SQA Award In First Aid At Work Requalification @ SCQF L6

Course description

On completion of this course, successful delegates should be able to:

• Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider.
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is: unresponsive (including seizure); choking or requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Administer first aid to a casualty who has external bleeding, wounded or suffering from shock
• Provide first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters)
• Administer first aid to a casualty with: injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including suspected spinal injuries; chest injuries; burns and scalds; eye injuries; sudden poisoning and anaphylactic shock
• Recognise the presence of major illness and provide management of appropriate first aid (including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes)

This course is a very practical course so you must be able to get up and down from the floor. Due to the nature of regulated first aid assessment, there will be a requirement to will work in very close proximity with others.

This is a 2 day requalification course for those qualified with First Aid at Work, who are due to renew their qualification (certificates valid for 3 years).Delegates will confirm their knowledge and understanding on the role of the first aider, area assessment and dealing with major and minor illness.  This course is a mix of theory and practical sessions, during which delegates will be required to demonstrate their level of knowledge and understanding of the training programme content.