First Aid
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First Aid Courses are approved by the Health & Safety Executive to comply with First Aid Regulations (1981). Certificate is valid for 3 years.
Our instructors are highly qualified experienced specialists in their field. We use a multimedia interactive presentation with demonstrations and group participation. Each student receives an up to date manual on our first aid at work course on successful completion, they will each receive a certificate and pocket sized certificate. We encourage a help line for all our qualified first aiders and a recall system to ensure all certificates remain valid in compliance with Health & Safety legislation.
Where an employer identifies the need for a First Aider, following a risk assessment. The personnel selected for first aid training must;
- Possess an aptitude to absorb knowledge and skills
- Be able to cope with stressful and physically demanding emergency procedures
- Have duties that do not prevent them going immediately to an emergency Course content
Course includes all of the elements required by the HSE to ensure compliance with the regulations.
- Aims and principles of first aid/Incident management
- Personal protection & prevention of cross infection
- Primary / Secondary assessment
- DRAB
- AVPU
- Principles of Resuscitation
- Causes of unconsciousness
- Disorders of circulation
- Wounds & Bleeding, Burns
Paediatric Childhood Emergencies
We offer a one day course, aimed at employers who regularly have children on their premises. This qualification is similar to the Emergency Aid for adults.
Training:
- Care of an unconscious child
- C.P.R. following the guidelines from the ERC
- Choking
- Bleeding,
- Minor injuries,
- Burns
- Fractures
- Minor illnesses
- The treatment of shock
All successful candidates will receive a wallet sized certificate of attendance.
On site £525.00 plus vat and mileage 10 persons.
Our tutor for Pediatric Childhood Emergencies is Maria Fallon, who will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Primary and advanced wound care
The restrictions placed on modern first aiders prevent the removal of splinters and the treatment of some simple wounds. This course allows first aiders to identify and successfully treat simple, everyday wounds that may otherwise require a hospital visit.
Training:
- Evaluating wounds.
- Removal of splinters from wounds.
- Treat wounds with ointments & creams.
- To apply wound closures safely.
- To apply tubiton / tubigauze safely.
- To dispose of contaminated waste safely.
- To report and record treatments.
- To initiate follow up care.
- To practice safely within the guidelines.
At the end of the training we would endorse the first aiders basic training with a further wallet sized certificate of competence.
As a responsible first aid provider MIDLANDS OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE LIMITED would only extend the training to those client companies who meet two criteria.
First aider is vaccinated against Hepatitis ‘B’.
Employer has a procedure for the disposal of contaminated waste and sharps.
On site £225.00 plus vat & mileage max 10 persons.
At MOHS £40.00 plus vat per candidate.
Duration 2½ hours.
Our tutor for Advanced Wound Care is Maria Fallon who will be happy to answer any questions you may have