First Aid

£18.00 inc. VAT

Level: Level 2, 3, 4 & 5

Accreditation: This course is CPD certified.

Course Aims

Health and social care workers may be involved in an accident or incident that requires First Aid support.
First Aid is a mandatory training course that should be completed before supporting vulnerable individuals, in a professional capacity.
This training applies to all health and social care workers that work in settings such as Care Homes, Day Centres, or supporting an individual in their own home. This also applies to hospital staff at health care assistant level, unpaid and voluntary workers.
It is designed to give social care workers the underpinning knowledge and requirements needed to use effective First aid practice when working professionally with vulnerable individuals.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Awareness of the law and employer’ responsibilities.
  • Ability to assess an incident and understand Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
  • Identify injuries occurring following slips, trips and falls and how to deal with them.
  • Recognise breathing problems that may occur and how to apply first aid in these areas.
  • Identify the effects of excess temperatures and know how to apply first aid in these areas.
  • Identify common illnesses and conditions and know how to apply first aid in these areas.
  • Understand how to report and record appropriately.

Course Syllabus Includes

  • The Law and Regulations for First Aid
  • First Aid Risk Assessment
  • First Aid Equipment
  • How to Assess an Incident
  • Automated External Defibrillator
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Slips, Trips and Falls
  • Minor Wounds and Bruises
  • Severe Bleeding
  • Shock
  • Head Injuries
  • Fractures
  • Sprains
  • Breathing Issues
  • Choking
  • Asthma
  • Hyperventilation
  • Drowning
  • Excess Temperatures
  • Dehydration
  • Burns and Scalds
  • Heatstroke
  • Hypothermia
  • Other Illnesses and Conditions
  • Allergies
  • Diabetes
  • Seizures
  • Stroke
  • Reporting and Recording

Are courses certified?

Courses are fully certified. Once a learner successfully completes a course you are able to download the completion certificate FREE of charge.

How are courses going to be delivered?

Courses are delivered online and work on any internet enabled device. As long as you have access to an internet connection you can complete courses when and where you like 24 hours a day.

Are online courses accredited?

Yes, they are. Courses are CPD Certified and our Care Certificate is one of the first to be endorsed by Skills for Care.

How long do courses take to complete?

Some of our shorter courses will typically take between 30 minutes and an hour to complete. Some of the bigger ones will take longer and depends largely on each individual’s learning speed.

First Aid