PHECC First Aid Responder Refresher Training

First Aid Responder Refresher Training

Duration – 2 Days

Must have a valid PHECC First Aid Responder Certificate that hasn't expired at the time of the course.

The course will have a blended approach:

• Day 1 of the training will be delivered – Via Live Videoconference.
• Day 2 will be delivered as face-to-face training, at our premises.

First Aid Responder (FAR) Training Course – PHECC Objectives

On completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Display skills related to the delivery of a first-aid response

• Assist in the recovery of people suffering from medical emergencies

• Provide adequate cover before emergency services arrive

• Provide first aid in the workplace amongst other environments

Course Programme

• First Aid in the workplace: legal requirements and the role of the First Aider• Patient Assessment: Primary survey, vital signs, protecting casualties with suspected neck injuries• Respiratory Emergencies• Cardiac First Response: The chain of survival calling for an ambulance, starting CPR and using a Defibrillator.

• Wounds and Bleeding: How to deal with blood injuries, how to recognize different types of wounds and how to treat them, minimizing the consequences of internal bleeding.

• Altered levels of consciousness how to treat shock and the recovery position. Treating a casualty with loss of consciousness.• Musculoskeletal Injuries: treatment of broken bones, sprains, strains, and dislocations.• Burns and scalds, chemicals, electric shock: causes and treatment of burns, electric shock & electrocution, poisoning.

Certification

Successful completion of the First Aid Response Refresher course leads to certification (ONLY) PHECC. All successful participants will receive a certificate which is valid for two years. Recertification in First Aid Response is required every 2 years.