This course updates skills and knowledge and helps to rebuild confidence for those who hold the First Aid at Work certificate. This requalification course must be taken before the First Aid at Work certificate expires. This course meets the requirements as laid down in the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations, 1981.
Tyro is approved to deliver First Aid training by the First Aid Industry Body (FAIB) approval number 099 | 97 (283).
Who is it for?
This course is designed for any individuals who currently hold a First Aid at Work certificate that is due to expire within the next three months.
Certificate
On successful completion of this course, you will receive a re-issue of your FAIB approved First Aid at Work Certificate, valid for a further three years.
Duration
This course is delivered over 2 days.
What will I learn?
- Role of the first aider / legislation / equipment
- Chain of survival
- Incident management
- Unresponsive casualty – primary survey / secondary survey / recovery position / CPR
- Choking
- Asthma
- Diabetic emergency
- Epilepsy
- Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
- Wounds and bleeding
- Fractures and dislocations
- Sprains and strains
- Angina and heart attacks
- Burns
- Stroke
- Head injury
- Poisons
- Eye injury
- AED – basic use of an automated external defibrillator
Assessment
You will be assessed through ongoing practical assessments with a final end point assessment.