First Aid
First Aid
Mandatory care
First Aid
Level:
2, 3, 4 & 5
Accreditation:
This course is CPD certified.
Delivery:
Online/E-learning
Request an online training quote
Trusted By 5000+ Care Providers
About this course
Health and social care workers may be involved in an accident or incident that requires First Aid support.
First Aid is a mandatory training course that should be completed before supporting vulnerable individuals, in a professional capacity.
This training applies to all health and social care workers that work in settings such as Care Homes, Day Centres, or supporting an individual in their own home. This also applies to hospital staff at health care assistant level, unpaid and voluntary workers.
It is designed to give social care workers the underpinning knowledge and requirements needed to use effective First aid practice when working professionally with vulnerable individuals.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:
-
Awareness of the law and employer’ responsibilities.
-
Ability to assess an incident and understand Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
-
Identify injuries occurring following slips, trips and falls and how to deal with them.
-
Recognise breathing problems that may occur and how to apply first aid in these areas.
-
Identify the effects of excess temperatures and know how to apply first aid in these areas.
-
Identify common illnesses and conditions and know how to apply first aid in these areas.
-
Understand how to report and record appropriately.
Course Syllabus Includes
- The Law and Regulations for First Aid
- First Aid Risk Assessment
- First Aid Equipment
- How to Assess an Incident
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Minor Wounds and Bruises
- Severe Bleeding
- Shock
- Head Injuries
- Fractures
- Sprains
- Breathing Issues
- Choking
- Asthma
- Hyperventilation
- Drowning
- Excess Temperatures
- Dehydration
- Burns and Scalds
- Heatstroke
- Hypothermia
- Other Illnesses and Conditions
- Allergies
- Diabetes
- Seizures
- Stroke
- Reporting and Recording
Get the Training You Need to Make a Real Difference in People’s Lives
Are you looking to upskill your health and social care team? Or are you a care professional seeking to enhance your career prospects? With our wide range of accredited and cost-effective online courses, expert support, and outstanding customer service, we are here to help you achieve your goals. Contact us today to talk to our experts.
Get unlimited access to 60+ online care courses, including the Care Certificate
Train the Trainer
Empower your organisations to deliver all practical elements of mandatory staff training in-house!
Designed to enable the student to complete their study and training in a time and cost-effective way, enabling staff, in the workplace, to be trained at the correct standard and efficiently start work in the health and social care sector
Joel Kalete
Service Level Management
“The product is very user friendly. The dashboard is easy to navigate and having the reports available in both excel and PDF formats saves time extracting data.”
Joel Kalete
Service Level Management
“The product is very user friendly. The dashboard is easy to navigate and having the reports available in both excel and PDF formats saves time extracting datanavigate and having the reports available in both excel and PDF for.”
Joel Kalete
Service Level Management
“The product is very user friendly. The dashboard is easy to navigate and having the reports avaia.”
Contact us
Need help with your training? Our support team is here for you. Simply fill out the form and we’ll be in touch shortly.
If you’re looking for a free quote or more details about our courses, please head over to our Get a Quote page here.
Our contact details
Telephone: 020 3397 9734
E-mail: support@careskillsacademy.co.uk
Address: 3 Arlington Square, Downshire Way, Bracknell, RG12 1WA