At the end of course delegates will be able to:

  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of the first aider
  • Know how to assess an incident
  • Manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally
  • Manage an unresponsive casualty who isn’t breathing normally
  • Recognise and assist a casualty who is choking
  • Manage a casualty who is wounded and bleeding
  • Manage a casualty who is in shock
  • Understand how to manage a casualty with a minor injury
  • Be able to conduct a secondary survey
  • Be able to administer first aid to a casualty with:
    • injuries to bones, muscles and joints
    • suspected head and spinal injuries
    • suspected chest injuries
    • burns and scalds
    • an eye injury
    • anaphylaxis
  • Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected major illness