This QQI accredited course will develop learners as Occupational First Aid.
The course runs in accordance with the Health & Safety Authority Guidelines and is accredited by QQI. Assessment is carried out in accordance with QQI guidelines and regulations. Certification is valid for two years.
Programme Objectives
The overall objective of First Aid is to:
Save life
Prevent conditions getting worse
Promote recovery
Workshop Content
o Patient
Assessment
o Incident
Procedures
o Cardiac
First Response- Community
o Common
medical emergencies
o Injury
management and shock
o Care of the
unconscious patient
o Burns and
electrical injury care
o Hypothermia
and hyperthermia
o Information
management
o Communications
o The
well-being of the First Aid Responder
o Assessments
course Duration
Three days
Certification
Participants
who successfully pass the Assessments will be issued with a QQI Occupational First Aid Certificate. This
certificate is recognised by the Health & Safety Authority. The Certificate
is valid for two years and indefinitely on attending a two-day Refresher
Course every two years