This training will equip the First Aider with a wide range of skills and knowledge so that he/she can competently look after an injured or ill person until the arrival of a more qualified person including the Cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] technique and the use of an Automatic External Defibrillator [AED].

Upon completion of the course, each student must demonstrate that they are able to:

• Assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively with emergencies at work.
• Use available first aid equipment, including the contents of a first aid box and AED
• Apply the cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedure on an unconscious person
• Understand the duties of the first aider, employers and the legal framework
• Maintain simple factual records on what they have done with regard to any treatment or management of an emergency
• Recognise the importance of personal hygiene in first aid procedures
• Use an AED effectively with minimum interruptions

Deal with a casualty who:

• Requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an AED
• Is unconscious (including seizures)
• Is bleeding or wounded
• Is suffering from shock
• Is suffering from an injury to bones, muscles or joints
• Has been burned or scalded
• Has an eye injury
• Has been overcome by gas or fumes
• May have been poisoned or exposed to a harmful substance

Candidates are assessed both theoretically and practically in the course of the training against the requisite course objectives.

Office Personnels, Medics, Engineers, Inspectors, deck crew.