First Aid Response (3 Day) (PHECC)

Description: 

The First Aid Response course covers all of the occupational first-aid requirements for places of work as outlined by the Health and Safety Authority. Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, there is a requirement on employers, based on a risk assessment, to have a sufficient number of adequately trained first-aiders in the workplace. The specific requirements for first aid provision at work depends on several factors including the size of the workplace, the numbers employed, the hazards arising, dispersal of employees and access to medical services.

Following the FAR course participants should be able to:

• Deal with life-threatening or potentially life-threatening conditions until the arrival of emergency medical services
• Provide an adequate response for conditions not thought to be life-threatening but are necessary to prevent further harm before the emergency medical services arrive
• Provide first-aid in a wide range of environments including the workplace, home and recreational settings
• Display the requisite personal skills including composure, competence and self-confidence while understanding their limitations

Duration:    3 day course.

Certification:   PHECC


This course complies with current guide lines on First Aid.

It is advisable to wear loose clothing such as a tracksuit & runners as the course consists of many practical sessions.
Training may be carried out in your own workplace subject to certain requirements or alternatively some other suitable venue can be arranged.

Course Content:

• Patient Assessment
• Incident Procedures
• Cardiac First Response (CPR & AED, Choking & Stroke)
• Common Medical Emergencies (Asthma, Diabetes, Seizures, Poisoning & Fainting)
• Injury Management & Shock (Bleeding, Bone Injuries, Sprains, Strains & Dislocations, Shock)
• Care of the Unconscious Patient
• Burns & Electrical Injury Care
• Hypothermia & Hyperthermia
• Information Management & Communications
• The Well-Being of the First-Aid Responder