Gain knowledge and skills that can make a real difference when faced with a life-threatening emergency. The most likely place for accidents or illness to occur is at home and in the workplace, so having life-saving skills is vital for all of us.

This course teaches basic first aid for everyone and is the first step to becoming a qualified first aider, a skill that is very attractive to potential employers. All businesses are obliged to ensure that there is suitable first aid provision in case of injury in the workplace.

If you are an employer and you don’t need a full First Aider you can have instead an Appointed Person who takes charge when someone is injured or ill. This course will give you a rapid, convenient and robust legal compliance with HSE regulations.

What’s the deal?

• Emergency First Aid For Work and Family – R199 (valued at R2736)

Key Learning Points:

• Being an Appointed Person in the workplace - Learn the role of an Appointed Person in the workplace, the responsibilities attached, how to manage an incident and explore the Health and Safety Regulations 1981. You will learn how to manage a First Aid Kit and what the relevant contents should be, calling emergency services, how to control the risk of infection, the safe way to wash your hands and more.

• Basic First Aid in the workplace and at home - Explore First Aid kits and facilities; basic First Aid techniques including dealing with choking, bleeding and common types of wounds; an introduction to CPR; six-step hand washing technique, decontamination procedures and much more.

Units of Study

• Introduction

• First Aid Regulations And Facilities

• Aims And Priorities Of First Aid

• Infection Control

• Choking: Airways And Breathing Problems

• The Unconscious Casualty

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Consent And Communication

• Bleeding

• Shock

• Anaphylaxis

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