• First aid at work
• First aid at work (requalification)
• Emergency aid for appointed persons
• Emergency aid in schools
• Emergency aid for appointed persons in schools
• Early years first aid
• Skills update/practice session
• Defibrillator training

First aid at work qualification

The St John Ambulance First Aid at Work training course, is as you'd expect, a HSE approved course and qualification. This gives the St John Ambulance First Aid at Work course the recognised ceal of approval, allowing course graduates to practice health and safety on work colleagues and the general public when call for.

This course covers the practical skills needed by a first aider in the modern workplace. The course will give you the confidence and knowledge to deal with first aid emergencies.

Who should attend the First Aid at Work training course?

Nominated workplace first aiders, or anyone wanting a comprehensive introduction to first aid.

Learning with St John Ambulance

The course will give you the knowledge and confidence to deal with a first aid emergency in the workplace.

First Aid at Work course content

The First Aid at Work course delivered by St John Ambulance will allow First Aid students to learn a number of key first aid at work and healthy and safety areas, icnluding:

• Accidents and illness
• Using a first aid kit
• Simple record keeping
• Treatment of an unconscious casualty
• Treatment of heart attacks
• Resuscitation
• Treating shock
• Treating and dealing with choking
• Assessing and treating bleeding
• Assessing and treating burns and scalds
• Treating poisoning
• Assessing and treating fractures
• Treating seizures
• Treating asthma
• Assessing and treating severe allergic reaction
• Assessing and treating eye injuries
• Low blood sugar
• Dealing with fainting

First Aid at Work assessment and certification

After completing a final assessment successful candidates receive an HSE approved certificate valid for three years.

This course is legally compliant with the current Health and Safety (first aid) Regulations 1981. Upon successful completion of this four day course, first aiders receive certification to allow them to practise for three years after which a re-qualification course becomes necessary.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillation (AED) course

St John Ambulance also run a seperate Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillation (AED) training course.

Who should attend this course?

The CPR and AED training course is suitable for anyone interested in furthering their emergency aid skills, or takes part in an organised first aid scheme. For health care workers, this course serves as a basic module.

CPR and AED course content

• Treatment of an unconscious casualty.
• Resuscitation.
• Heart attacks.
• Getting to know the AED (any type)
• Operating the AED

Assessment and certification

In the UK, one person suffers a heart attack every two minutes but the majority could be saved if their heart was shocked back into rhythm. We passionately believe in improving AED access because it has been proven to save lives.

St John Ambulance offers a complete solution to your AED requirements, and can provide:

• AED equipment.
• Installation.
• Supply of consumables.
• Warranty.
• Further refresher training

For more information about St John Ambulance First Aid courses visit the St John Ambulance web site here.

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