Emergency First Aid - (EFAW) HSE Accredited

This EFAW (Emergency First Aid at Work) course will enable the delegate to be able to act as an appointed person responsible for first aid.

They will take charge of the first aid arrangements, including looking after the equipment and facilities and calling the Emergency Medical Services when required, along with learning basic life sustaining techniques.

Upon completing the course delegates will learn how to:

• Give front line first aid assistance (CPR, Choking, Wounds, Shock, Minor Burns)
• Assess situations and act accordingly
• Understand the need for accurate reporting
• Use available equipment
  

From October 2009 HSE will approve the EFAW as a First Aider qualification and will replace the appointed person first aid course.

None - Suitable for anyone from 13 years old

On completion of training, successful candidates should be able to:

Understand the role of the first aider including reference to:

• The importance of preventing cross infection;
• The need for recording incidents and actions;
• Use of available equipment;

• Assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency;
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure);
• Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking;
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded and bleeding;
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock; provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries
  (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters).

To book or enquire about this course please contact us on 01494 429356 or email us enquiries@cmtraininguk.org.uk

This course is available as an inhouse course tailored to your organisational aims and objectives, please contact us to discuss your requirements and delegate numbers. (pricing can vary dependant on the size of group)

All prices are excluding VAT, travel is charged with In-house courses at 40p per mile from our head office
Accommodation is required for distances over 100 miles from our head office.

Public Course Availability

Emergency First Aid - (EFAW) HSE Accredited is available as a public course on the following dates at the venues shown. You can book yourself and other delegates onto any of these courses simply by clicking the Book now buttons.