CATEGORY: Health and Environment

First Aid Responder (FAR) Training

Course Access: Lifetime
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Course Overview

Duration: 1 day 

Description 

First Aid Responder (FAR) Training Course is intended for personnel who wish to become occupational first aiders in their workplace. Topics include: First Aid practice; responsibilities of a first-aider; hands-on patient care; contacting the emergency services and much more. 

Who should attend 

Personnel who wish to become first aiders in their workplace. 

What you will learn 

On completion of this course, participants will be able to: 

  • Display skills related to the delivery of a first aid response 

  • Assist in the recovery of people suffering medical emergencies 

  • Provide adequate cover before emergency services arrive 

  • Provide first aid in the workplace amongst other environments 

Outline 

  • Patient Assessment 

  • Incident Procedures 

  • Cardiac First Response (CFR) Community 

  • Common Medical Emergencies 

  • Injury Management & Shock 

  • Care of an Unconscious Patient 

  • Burns & Electrical Injury Care 

  • Hypothermia & Hyperthermia 

  • Information management 

  • Communications 

  • Well-Being of a First Aid Response