Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
Gain the knowledge and skills to act as an emergency first aider. One full day covering the unconscious casualty, choking, bleeding, shock and the most common first aid situations.
About the course
Confident emergency first aiders in one day
Emergency First Aid at Work equips your staff to step up when it matters — assessing the scene, protecting themselves, and treating a casualty until help arrives. By the end of the course, delegates will:
- Recognise the roles and responsibilities of first aiders
- Be able to assess an emergency situation safely
- Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty
- Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is choking
- Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding
- Know how to provide first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock
- Know how to provide first aid to a casualty in common situations
What you’ll cover
Full course content
Seven areas cover the full emergency first aider role, from scene assessment through to the most common first aid situations.
Roles and Responsibilities
- The role and responsibilities of an emergency first aider
- Minimising the risk of infection
- Establishing consent
- Accident forms
- Contents of a first aid kit
- Recording and reporting incidents
Patient Assessment
- Scene surveys
- Identifying dangers
- Primary survey of a casualty
- When to call the emergency services
The Unconscious Casualty
- Assessing levels of consciousness
- Opening airways
- Checking breathing
- The recovery position
- Chain of survival
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The Choking Casualty
- The two types of choking
- First aid for choking
Bleeding and Wound Management
- Different types of external bleeding
- First aid for bleeding
Shock Management
- Symptoms of shock
- Causes of shock
- Managing shock in casualties
First Aid Situations
- Minor cuts, grazes and bruises
- Small splinters
- Nosebleeds
- Minor burns and scalds
- Asthma attacks
- Anaphylaxis
- Seizures
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