Ultimate First Aid course – most comprehensive online course available
FIRSTAIDONLINE LTD
Summary
Overview
Covering the full HSE syllabus for work first aid, plus first aid for home and recreation.
This course is designed to give you the theoretical knowledge needed to accompany the First Aid at Work 3 day First Aid course in addition to covering adult, baby and child First Aid and First Aid for various situations such as Road Traffic Accidents, Sports and Travel. This course does not seek to replace the practical element but allows you to undertake the on-line pre-learning at a time and place to suit you and then book onto a regulated practical course should you require one. This course is also an excellent First Aid Training package for people with English as a Second Language to prepare themselves to pass a practical first aid course, for Companies to easily comply with Corporate and Social Responsibility and for anyone who would like to undertake a thorough First Aid training course at their own time and pace.
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 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 uys.
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Description
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
Heart Attack and Angina
Heart Attacks
Angina
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
Drowning
Step by step – how to help a drowning casualty
Asthma
What causes asthma
How to help in an asthma attack
Croup
Management of Asthma in a child care setting
Panic Attacks and hyperventilation
Chest Wounds
Flail Chest
Collapsed Lung or a sucking chest wound
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
Wounds and bleeding
How to treat a bleeding wound
Dressings
Embedded objects
How much blood can you afford to lose?
Shock
Symptoms of Shock
Internal Bleeding
Knocked out teeth
Treatment of Shock
Amputated parts
Eye injuries
Nose bleeds
Objects in nose
Objects in ears
Types of Wounds
Fainting
Bites and Stings
Tick Bites
Snake bite
Animal bites
Bee Stings
Marine Stings
Burns
What to do with a burn
Assessing the severity of a burn
Causes of burns
Sunburn
Electrical burns
Size, Cause, Age, Location, Depth
Treating a burn
Dressing a burn
Inhalation of fumes
Poisoning
Poisoning Explanation
Prevention
Poisoning from an ingested (swallowed) substance
If someone has swallowed a corrosive or burning substance
Breaks, Sprains and Dislocations
How do you know if they have broken a bone?
Types of Fractures
Treatment for soft tissue injuries or possible closed fractures
When to call an ambulance
Dislocation
Bandaging
Slings
Head Injuries
What to look for and what to do
Compression and concussion
What to look out for following a head injury
Skull Fracture
Strokes and Transischaemic Attacks
Spinal Injuries
Spinal Injury Basics
Log rolling someone into recovery position
Major Crush injury – 15 minute rule
Road Traffic Accidents
Road Traffic accidents – how to help!
Fitting / Seizures / Convulsions
What is a seizure
Absence seizures
Tonic-clonic fits and generalised seizures
Febrile Convulsions
Epilepsy
Extremes of body temperature
Heat Exhaustion
Heat Stroke
Hypothermia and Frostbite
Medical conditions
Septicaemia / Sepsis
Meningitis
Diabetes
Low blood Sugar / Hypoglycaemia
Sickle Cell Disease
Useful advice
Accident forms
Final Test Yourself section and certification
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