Emergency First Aid at Work courses now available to book on Learning Pool

Course name and Target Group

First Aid at Work – Social care

All Adult Services staff members who may be required to provide first aid in the workplace.

External Partners- staff in Care Homes and Domiciliary Care Agencies /supported Living Sector

Third Sector

Volunteers

Unpaid Carers

Personal assistants

Micro Enterprises

Name of trainer

Nina Tonge

Dates, Time and Venue

Face to Face

City Hall Cardiff 8.45am to 16.00

6^th September 2023

18^th September 2023

28^th September 2023

2^nd October 2023

6^th October 2023

16^th October 2023

18^th October 2023

31^st October 2023

15^th November 2023

27^th November 2023

29^th November 2023

11thDecember 2023

First Aid at Work:

Aims and Objectives

AIM(S): To provide learners with the basic skills in order to offer emergency assistance for those identified as requiring it.

OBJECTIVES: Learners will be able to:

• Identify the roles and responsibilities of a first aider and appointed person, how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others and the need for consent to provide first aid
• To discuss and demonstrate the DRABCD approach to managing first aid
• Demonstrate the following:

• adult CPR using a manikin
• placing a casualty into the recovery position
• monitoring of breathing whilst the casualty is in the recovery position

• Identify and demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty who is:

• Choking
• Displaying signs of a seizure
• Presenting with an external bleed
• suffering from shock
• Presenting with different types of wounds, minor burns and scolds