WHO’S THE COURSE FOR?

It applies to all especially all Staff Workplace Environment settings within industries.

COURSE AIMS AND BENEFITS

The aims of this Course are to;

1. Recognize an emergency in any situation.
2. Activate the appropriate emergency response system and follow the emergency action principles.
3. Recognize the signs and symptoms of identified emergency, illnesses and injuries.
4. Perform the necessary and correct method of CPR and AED to a casualty based on the emergencies, illnesses and injuries.
5. Activated the appropriate care of unconscious and conscious casualty.
6. Knowledgeable in using the Automated External Defibrillator.
7. Ability to write an incidental report.

COURSE CONTENT MODULES:

Module 1:

• General Approach:
• Introduction of First Aid
• Understand your Role in the EMS System
• Understand fear and concerns cause to hesitate in respond to an emergency.
• Obtaining consent to help.
• Types of Emergencies.
• Category Emergencies.
• 3C, s Emergency Action Steps.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) & Wash Hand.
• Administering Emergency Oxygen
• Oxygen Safety Precautions.
• Blood Oxygen Level SPO2
• Demonstrated Oxygen Equipment and Bag Valve Mask

Module 2 :

• Unresponsiveness:
• Unresponsive and Breathing Normally
• Recovery Position
• Demo on Recovery Position
• Practical on Recovery Position
• Chain of survival
• Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• The Principle of Resuscitation.
• Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation using DR-CAB
• CPR for Drowning victim
• Went to Stop CPR
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Consideration for safe effective AED use.
• Environmental Considerations.
• Heart Rate
• Unresponsive and Abnormal Breathing with suspected Opioid Overdose.

OUTCOMES

• Competent participant;
• Responded to at least two first aid scenarios contextualized to the candidate’s  workplace/community setting.
• Applied immediate assistance provided to a sick or injured person until professional help arrives.
• Applied initial care, including psychosocial support for people suffering from emotional distress caused by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event:
• Preserve life
• Prevent further injury or illness
• Promote recovery
• Alleviate suffering

TRAINING METHODS:

Practical and Theory sessions, & group classroom activity/discussion.

METHOD OF ASSESSMENT:

Written and Practical Assessment