SCHOOLS FIRST AID
Course Specification: Schools First Aid
| Intended Participants: | Teachers,School support staff, Students/Pupils appointed persons with secondary care skills | | Max Student Instructor Ratio: | 12:1
| | Max Class Size: | 24 (with 2 instructors) | | Course Duration: | 6 Hours | | Assessment: | Knowledge and skills assessment | Certificate Expiry:
| 3 years from date of completion
| Course Venue: In house
Student Materials
Includes: - Essential Skills Guide
- Emergency Reference Guide
- Successful Completion Card
- Emergency Plan & Guidance Card
- Face Shield
- Wall Certificate
- Course Evaluation and Statement of Understanding Form
Hands-on Skill Practice
Students will practice the essential skills in small groups and will apply these skills in scenario sessions during the course. Course Duration - Initial Training: 6 hours
Assessment
Students are assessed throughout the course by instructor observation of the essential skills. There is no formal summative assessment for this course.
The Schools First Aid course is designed to train individuals and School staff that require appointed person training in basic First Aid skills and require training in the management of specific illnesses and injuries. This course will provide First Aid skills necessary to manage a patient who is not breathing normally, is unconscious, bleeding or is ill or injured prior to the arrival of the emergency services.
The Schools First Aid course is designed to meet the recommendations of the HSE Health and Safety at Work (1981) Regulations for Appointed Persons in the Workplace.
Costs : POA
Venue : At your school
Course Topics
Introduction
- Principles of First Aid
- Chain Of Survival
- Emergency Management Procedure
Scene Safety - Scene Survey
- Exposure Protection
- Risk to Rescuer
- Barrier Devices
Basic Life Support - Primary Survey and Reassessment
- Clearing the Airway
- Recovery Position
- CPR Adult
- Alternative Ventilation
- Choking
- Communication and delegation in an emergency
- Control of bleeding
- Resuscitation - as appropriate for age group.
- Incident management
- Responsibility of employers and employees for health and safety
- Specific hazards in a school
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Life Threatening Conditions - Severe Bleeding
- Shock Management
Secondary Survey - Patient History Taking
- Chief Complaint
- Signs and Symptoms
- Past Medical History
- Physical Assessment
- Head to Toe Survey
First Aid Topics - Breathing Problems
- Circulatory
- Environmental Problems
- Nervous System Problems
- Other Medical Problems
- Other Injuries
First Aid Health and Safety - First Aid Kit
- Accident Reporting
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