Grace Period

Learners are entitled to the relevant grace period for the award they currently hold.

If a learner currently holds an OFA certificate or an in-house OFA Refresher certificate, then they are entitled to the 90-day grace period. Any learner out of date will have to attend the full PHECC FAR course.

For OFA you have a 90-day grace period from the expiry date on your QQI training certificate

If a learner currently holds a FAR certificate, then they are entitled to the 30-day grace period. Any learner out of date will have to attend the full FAR course.

Course Programme

• First Aid in the workplace: legal requirements and the role responsibility of the First Aider
• Patient Assessment: Primary survey, vital signs, spinal and head
• Respiratory Emergencies
• Cardiac First Response: The chain of survival calling for an ambulance, starting CPR and using a Defibrillator.
• Wounds and Bleeding: Bleeding control, fractures/strains/sprains
• Common medical emergencies asthma / seizures / epilepsy / overdose / poison / angina / heart attack / diabetes / sepsis.
• Altered levels of consciousness on how to treat shock and the recovery position. Treating a casualty with loss of consciousness.
• Alergies: mild, moderate and severe
• Musculoskeletal Injuries: treatment of broken bones, sprains, strains, and dislocations.
• Burns and scalds, chemical burns, electric shock: causes and treatment of burns,
• Shock
• Harness induced trauma (Where required)
• Hyper/hypothermia

Assessment

20 multiple choice questions MCQ's

5 practical skills assessments compression/ haemorrhage control/CPR/vitals/ Musculoskeletal injuries/cardiac assessment.

An assessment takes place at the end of the third day. There are practical and theoretical elements of the assessment.

Participants complete a multiple-choice examination paper and undertake skills assessments.

In order to be successful, participants must achieve a mark of 60% or greater in each element of the assessment.

Successful completion of the First Aid Response course leads to certification (ONLY) PHECC. All successful participants will receive a certificate which is valid for two years.

Re certification in First Aid Response is required every 2 years.