First Aid Training
Basic First Aid Training:
- Primary survey (DR ABC).
- Resuscitation (CPR) for adults, children, & infants.
- Use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
- Recovery position.
- Management of choking.
- Treatment of severe bleeding.
- Shock management.
- Management of burns & scalds.
- Dealing with seizures
- Treatment of minor injuries (cuts, bruises, sprains, & strains).
- Recognition & management of heart attacks & strokes.
- Managing unconscious casualties.
- Basic wound care and bandaging.
Advanced First Aid Training:
- Advanced airway management.
- Use of advanced airway devices (e.g., supraglottic airways).
- Oxygen administration.
- Advanced resuscitation techniques, including the use of manual defibrillators.
- Management of major trauma & spinal injuries.
- Advanced management of medical emergencies (e.g., asthma, anaphylaxis, diabetic emergencies).
- Advanced wound care, including use of dressings & tourniquets
Intravenous (IV) therapy & fluid administration. - Pharmacology for first aiders (knowledge of emergency medications).
- Triage & multiple casualty management.
- Detailed assessment & monitoring of vital signs.
- Advanced immobilisation techniques for fractures & dislocations.
- Scenario-based training & simulations.
- Legal & ethical issues in advanced first aid.