537 First Aid courses

Mental Health First Aid

The qualification is aimed at learners already working or preparing to work somewhere where they have a responsibility for the welfare of children or infants. It is ideal for pre-school or nursery staff, toddler group volunteers and childminders. It is also suitable for parents, relatives and foster carers.

Recent changes to Forestry Commission policy recommend those who work in the Forestry industry attend training which includes additional topics relevant to the risks and nature or their work. The Forestry Commission recommend topics including: Crush Injuries Catastrophic bleeding including chainsaw including chainsaw injuries and gun shot wounds Hypothermia / Exposure Suspension injuries Lyme's Disease Lightning & High Voltage injuries Casualty evacuation planning These are in addition to the normal Emergency First Aid criteria. Who Should Attend? This course is ideal for those who work or intend to work in a forestry, agricultural or remote environment, such as tree surgeons and farmers. Emergency First Aid Course Content Health & Safety First Aid Kit Resuscitation/CPR AED Familiarisation Recovery Position Choking - Adult, Child, Baby Burns & Scalds Poisoning including Anaphylaxis Epilepsy Shock Bleeding including Catastrophic bleeding Asthma Head Injuries Breaks, Sprains & Strains Specific Conditions (Heart Attack) Assessment / Certification Independent qualified assessors carry out the assessments. Each delegate that passes will receive a Certificate valid for Three years. Please note those holding a valid Certificate, training can take place up to 3 months in advance of the expiry date & the new Certificate will be dated from the expiry date of the old Certificate.

First Aid at Work (RQF) accredited course delivered by Health Care Professionals

This qualification is ideal for those already working, or preparing to work within industry wishing to become a First Aider in the workplace for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982. Topics covered include: the roles and responsibilities of the First Aider, CPR, Using a defibrillator, assessing an incident, recognising signs and symptoms of injury and illness, assisting a casualty who is suffering from major injury and illness, chest injuries, spinal injuries and anaphylaxis. How long will it take me to achieve this qualification? This is a 3 credit qualification, with a guided learning hour’s value of 24 and it has a minimum contact time of 18 hours, which is typically delivered via a 3 day course. For those retraining, the course time can be reduced to 2 days. How is the qualification assessed? Learners must undertake a practical assessment of their competence along with a short open response knowledge assessment, where learners are required to provide a short response to a prescribed series of questions. What next? In line with guidance provided by the HSE, the qualification supports/approves work place first aiders for a period of 3 years, after which point learners will need to retake the course. In addition to this, it is also recommended that learners refresh their knowledge annually.   Cost – £179.00 per delegate. (including refreshments, certificates and workbooks) Get in touch via the contact us page for up and coming dates. Why not use your place of work and let us take the burden of travelling away from you.

To be able to provide First Aid in the workplace, as identified by the workplace risk assessment, and to a standard recognised by the HSE. This course is designed for people who want to receive our most thorough first aid training.

Immediate life support, first aid

This course teaches people how to help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue.

This qualification is for unsupported outdoor or adventure activity leaders, typically operating in situations where help is less than a few hours away, e.g. outdoor instructors, outdoor learning practitioners, mountain leaders, Duke of Edinburgh assessors, bushcraft instructors, forest school leaders, canoe expedition leaders. This list is not exhaustive.

First Aid Sessions For Children And Young People Children are quite capable of applying First Aid to help others As a matter of fact, children as young as 3 have saved their parents' lives by staying calm and calling an ambulance These short sessions will cover a variety of subjects, depending on their age These sessions can be held as Mini Medics or as other sessions Session Contents: For younger primary school children, we tend to cover:Calling for HelpRecovery PositionChokingMinor Injuries For older primary school children, we tend to cover:Calling for HelpRecovery PositionCPR and Use of an AEDChokingMinor Injuries For secondary school pupils, we tend to coverCalling for HelpRecovery PositionCPR and Use of an AEDChokingMinor InjuriesBleeding Injuries Benefits of this course: In order to take part in our Qualsafe Awards Accredited training courses, one has to be 14 or 16 years old Younger children are quite capable of applying First Aid to help others As a matter of fact, children as young as 3 have saved their parents' lives by staying calm and calling an ambulance According to the Resuscitation Council UK, and the European Resuscitation Council, all school children should be taught how to perform CPR Therefore, we are teaching Children and Young People the basics of First Aid in small groups This QA Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF) qualification is ideal for:Parents/carers or family members who want to learn key paediatric first aid skillsThose who work with children and are not required to comply with Ofsted’s Childcare Register or Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) 2014 requirements We now also have the option of running these sessions as Mini Medics sessions Just ask! Accreditation These sessions will not be accredited. We are happy to create in-house certificates for the youngsters. We can also give the children a Mini Medics book and certificate if you like or prefer - this will incur an additional charge per child.