First Aid at Work

First Aid at Work (FAW)

Why do you need this course?

The 3-day FAW course is for those who may have to provide first aid when accidents, injuries and illnesses happen at work.

A 3 day course is best for a work place where a risk assessment has highlighted a higher risk of injury, is in a remote location or have employees with medical conditions not covered in an Emergency First Aid at Work course.

This course covers the following subjects as required by the HSE.

assessing a casualty and getting help
unresponsive and not breathing including use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
unresponsive and is breathing
choking
bleeding; serious and not so serious
shock
burns
poisoning
head injury
extreme tempretures ie hypothermia or heat exhaustion / heat stroke
bone injury, including spinal and injury to muscle or joint
seizures and their many causes
heart attack, angina attack
stroke
asthma attack
severe allergic reaction
diabetic emergency
monitoring a casualty
accident recording and reporting

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