Course Title: First Aid Level 1 (Registered with the Department of Labour)
We are fully compliant with both SETA and Department of Labour requirements with all the necessary training aids for a productive learing experience.
Course Code: FA1
Unit Standard ID: 120496
Unit Standard Title: Provide risk-based primary emergency care/first
aid in the workplace
NQF
Level: 2
Credits: 5
Duration: 2 Days
About the Programme
This course will be useful for employees to enable them to
provide primary emergency care (first aid) in response to an
occupational risk induced or any health emergency in their
specific workplaces.
The programme is registered by the Department of Labour.
Content
Module 1: Understanding your role as a First Aider
- Introduction to First Aid
- Steps in assessing the situation
- Make a decision if the situation is medical or trauma
- Bleeding
- Shock
- Establish the patients level of consciousness
- Get bystanders to help
- Do the primary survey – ABC’s
- First Aid and the Law
Module 2: Conducting Primary Care
- Safeguarding yourself
- Safeguarding the patient
- P.R.I.C.E.
- Life threats – CPR
- Performing CPR
- Chest compressions
- Resuscitation for children
- Chest compressions
- The recovery position
Module 3: Conducting Secondary Care
- The secondary survey
- General First Aid Treatments
- Burn wounds
- Chemical burns
- Content of a First Aid Kit
Module 4: Record Keeping
- Incident and Accident Records