First Aid at Work
3 Days
FAA LEVEL 3 AWARD IN FIRST AID AT WORK (RQF)
The qualification requires successful completion of two units:
• Unit 1 Emergency First Aid in the Workplace
• Unit 2 Recognition and Management of Illness and Injury in the Workplace
UNIT 1 EMERGENCY FIRST AID IN THE WORKPLACE
DAY 1
Module 1 Introduction
Module 2 What is first aid?
Module 3 Legislation
Module 4 Responsibilities
Module 5 Action in an emergency
Module 6 Primary survey
Module 7 Secondary assessment
Module 8 The respiratory system
Module 9 Resuscitation and AED
Module 10 Disorders of respiration
Module 11 Disorders of circulation
Module 12 Wounds and bleeding
Module 13 Seizures
Module 14 Minor burns and scalds
Module 15 Foreign objects
UNIT 2 RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF ILLNESS AND INJURY IN THE WORKPLACE
DAY 2
Module 1 Recap of primary survey and secondary assessment
Module 2 Bones, joints, and muscle injuries
Module 3 Head and spinal injuries
Module 4 Chest and abdominal injuries
DAY 3
Module 5 Specialised burn injuries
Module 6 Eye injuries
Module 7 Poisoning
Module 8 Anaphylaxis
Module 9 Major illnesses
Module 10 Written assessment and course closure