First Aid for Appointed Persons (MS-163)
Suitable for people 18 years and over, this course is designed for staff who work in lower risk environments, have a small number of staff, or where HSE guidelines indicate a first aider is not necessary. Training to qualify as an accredited first aider is available on the first aid at work or emergency first aid at work course.
Objectives
The objective of this course is to:
- Welcome and introduction
- Health and safety introduction
- Aims of first aid
- Role and responsibility as a first aider
- Management of a first aid incident
- Primary survey (initial care of conscious and unconscious casualty)
- Recovery position
- Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Secondary survey
- Monitoring the casualty
- Course review.
Method
Classroom Based
Pre Course Requirements
Candidates must be physically able to carry out the procedures detailed in the course outline and must attend all sessions to be eligible for assessment.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone wishing to carry out the role of appointed person