Basic Life Support Certification teaches essential skills for handling emergencies, including CPR, airway management, and choking relief for all age groups. Ideal for healthcare professionals, first responders, and anyone interested in life-saving techniques.
This comprehensive, interactive and certificated course, will clearly guide you as to what to do if you find someone unconscious. The course covers CPR, Heart Attack, Recovery Position, Choking, Anaphylaxis and exactly how to use a Defibrillator and much more. The course consists of illustrated step by step directions, flow charts, diagrams, videos and test yourself sections fully compatible with all computers and mobile devices. You will be able to stop and start as often as you like and print your Certificate on completion. The course is equivalent to 3 hours of verifiable CPD and you will have continuous access to the course for 12 months. It is impossible to cover all eventualities within this course, or to equip you with the knowledge and skills to appropriately diagnose and treat in unpredictable real life situations. If you suspect serious illness or injury, you should always seek immediate professional medical advice. The Author has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within the course, however this course is merely a guide and the Author does not accept any liability or responsibility for any inaccuracies or for any mistreatment or misdiagnosis of any person, however caused. The course material has been written by Emma Hammett, Qualified Nurse, First Aid Trainer and founder of First Aid for Life in conjunction with other medical and first aid professionals. If you have any queries concerning this course, please contact emma@firstaidforlife.org.uk Course contents: Unresponsive and Breathing Recovery Position How to put someone into the Recovery position How to put a baby into the recovery position Secondary Survey Unconscious and not breathing Resuscitation Resuscitation – Child Resuscitating a Baby Hygiene during CPR Compression only Resuscitation Breathing Problems Choking How to help a Choking adult How to help a choking child How to help a choking baby Anaphylactic Shock Introduction What is an allergic reaction? Who is at risk from anaphylaxis? Common triggers for reactions How to recognise an acute allergic reaction? Common symptoms include How to Treat Anaphylaxis How to use an Adrenaline Auto-injector Patient Positioning for anaphylaxis After an anaphylactic reaction Storage of auto injectors Legislation concerning the administration of Adrenaline in a life threatening emergency Final Lesson
The Essential First Aid for All Ages course is designed to give you an introduction to the first aid skills and knowledge needed to help an adult, baby or child in a medical emergency. The course covers bleeding, choking, burns, head injuries and much more. The course consists of illustrated step by step directions, flow charts, diagrams, videos and test yourself sections fully compatible with all computers and mobile devices. You will be able to stop and start as often as you like and print your Certificate on completion. The course is equivalent to 2 hours of verifiable CPD and you will have continuous access to the course for 12 months. It is impossible to cover all eventualities within this course, or to equip you with the knowledge and skills to appropriately diagnose and treat in unpredictable real life situations. If you suspect serious illness or injury, you should always seek immediate professional medical advice. The author has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within the course, however this course is merely a guide and the author does not accept any liability or responsibility for any inaccuracies or for any mistreatment or misdiagnosis of any person, however caused. The course material has been written by Emma Hammett, qualified nurse, first aid trainer and founder of First Aid for Life in conjunction with other medical and first aid professionals. If you have any queries concerning this course, please contact emma@firstaidforlife.org.uk Course Contents:Action in an emergency Keep yourself safe Priorities of treatment What to put in your first aid kit Information to give the emergency services The primary survey – how to help in an emergency Danger Response Airway Breathing Unresponsive and Breathing Recovery position How to put a baby into the recovery position Breathing Problems Choking How to help a choking adult How to help a choking child How to help a choking baby Wounds and bleeding How to treat a bleeding wound Dressings Embedded objects Treatment of shock Burns What to do with a burn Dressing a burn Breaks, Sprains and Dislocations How do you know if they have broken a bone? Treatment for soft tissue injuries or possible closed fractures When to call an ambulance Head Injuries What to look for and what to do Head injuries Recognising if the head injury is more serious Final Lesson, Test Yourself and Certificate
Ensure the Safety of the Little Ones in Your Care! Gain the confidence and skills to manage emergency situations involving children. Sign up today for our Paediatric First Aid course and become a trusted first responder in your home or workplace.
The QCF approved qualification came into effect on 1st October 2013, along with new guidance on assessing the needs of First Aid in your workplace. Your risk assessments of First Aid needs may well identify the need for Emergency First Aiders at Work (EFAW) either as an addition to your First Aiders (3-day), or where your Company activities are low risk. A lot of our Clients have requested this course as extra cover when working on construction sites or similar works covered by the Principal Contractors trained site first aiders and for smaller works. Aims To give a basic knowledge to help you deal with any Emergency First Aid at Work. Course Content • Responsibilities and reporting • Assessment of the situation • Basic hygiene in First Aid • Dealing with an unresponsive casualty • Resuscitation and AED (defib) • Heart attacks • Bleeding • Minor injuries • Choking • Shock • Seizures. Prerequisites None - The course is intended either as an introduction or as a refresher. Assessment Delegates will be required to pass a multiple-choice test at the end of the training. (In addition, the HSE strongly recommend that all students undergo an annual refresher programme of about 3 hours, although this is not mandatory). Certificate On successful completion of the course, all delegates will receive a certificate of attendance. Instructions We regret that we may not be able to accept people onto a course who are more than 30 minutes late due to contact hours and the content that would be missed. It is a requirement of our regulators, to check ID for all delegates attending our courses. Driving licence, passport, work ID badge or a debit / credit card are all acceptable means of ID. Directions Location Map
Recovery position Bleeding – causes, control measures and risk limitation Shock CPR Demonstration and practice D.R.S.A.B.C. Unconsciousness/ Recovery position Bleeding – causes, control measures and risk limitation Shock CPR Demonstration and practice D.R.S.A.B.C. Unconsciousness/head injuries Choking – responding effectively and practical demonstration
Emergency First Aid at Work covers roles and responsibilities of an emergency first aider, assessing an incident, managing an unresponsive casualty, CPR and defibrillation, recovery position, choking, seizures, shock, wounds and bleeding, minor injuries, cuts and bruises, minor burns and scalds Health and Safety Executive (HSE) syllabus
The First Aid for Families course is designed to give you the theoretical knowledge needed to keep your family safe and learn how to help each other in a medical emergency. The course covers vital aspects of first aid for parents, teenagers, children, babies and people caring for elderly relatives. It covers topics such as the recovery position, choking, drowning, burns and much more. The course consists of illustrated step by step directions, flow charts, diagrams, videos and test yourself sections fully compatible with all computers and mobile devices. You will be able to stop and start as often as you like and print your Certificate on completion. You will have continuous access to the course for 12 months. It is impossible to cover all eventualities within this course, or to equip you with the knowledge and skills to appropriately diagnose and treat in unpredictable real life situations. If you suspect serious illness or injury, you should always seek immediate professional medical advice. The author has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within the course, however this course is merely a guide and the author does not accept any liability or responsibility for any inaccuracies or for any mistreatment or misdiagnosis of any person, however caused. The First Aid for Families course material has been written by Emma Hammett, qualified nurse, first aid trainer and founder of First Aid for Life in conjunction with other medical and first aid professionals. If you have any queries concerning this course, please contact emma@firstaidforlife.org.uk Course contents: Action in an emergency Keep yourself safe Priorities of treatment Preparing for an emergency Helpful information What to put in your first aid kit Information to give the emergency services Role of the first aider The primary survey – how to help in an emergency Danger Response Airway Breathing Unresponsive and breathing Recovery position How to put someone into the recovery position How to put a baby into the recovery position Secondary survey Unconscious and not breathing Resuscitation Resuscitating a child Resuscitating a baby Hygiene during CPR Compression-only resuscitation Breathing problems Choking How to help a choking adult How to help a choking child How to help a choking baby Drowning Step-by-step – how to help a drowning casualty Asthma What causes asthma How to help in an asthma attack Croup Anaphylactic shock Wounds and bleeding Wounds and bleeding How to treat a bleeding wound Dressings Embedded objects How much blood can you afford to lose? Shock Symptoms of shock Treatment of shock Internal bleeding Knocked out teeth Amputated parts Eye injuries Nose bleeds Objects in nose Objects in ears Types of wounds Bites and stings Burns Poisoning Breaks, sprains and dislocations Head injuries Spinal injuries Fitting/seizures/convulsions Extremes of body temperature Medical conditions and childhood illnesses Useful advice Final test-yourself section and certificate