Guided Learning hours
Approximately 4 – 5 hours are required for this course.
Form of Assessment
A short test concludes each module. On successful completion of this course, candidates will receive a Highfield e-learning completion certificate, which is downloadable.
To become a fully-qualified First Aider, candidates must attend a 2-day workshop on completion of the e-learning.
Syllabus
- Understanding the role and responsibilities of a first-aider
- Assessing an incident
- Managing an unresponsive casualty
- Recognising and assisting a choking casualty
- Managing a casualty – external bleeding and shock
- Managing a casualty – minor injury
- Conducting a secondary survey
- Administering first aid to a casualty with injuries to their bones
- Administering first aid to a casualty with head and spinal injuries
- Administering first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injuries
- Administering first aid to a casualty with burns or eye injuries
- Administering first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning or anaphylaxis
- Administering first aid to a casualty with a major illness
In addition to this course, we also offer an emergency paediatric first aid course, a paediatric first aid refresher course and a number of general first aid courses.
