First
Aid Courses
DFM
Self-protection can also organise a full range of Health and Safety
Accredited
and Recognised First Aid courses.
The courses can
be provided onsite nationally or offsite in pre-selected training
sessions.
All trainers are
experts in the field of first aid and courses are accredited.
The course covers
all the basics of first aid and is must for anyone in charge or
responsible for
others.
EMERGENCY FIRST AID: APPOINTED PERSON
This course is
suitable for anyone in a position that requires them to take charge of
an
incident where first aid assistance is needed.
These include
designated employees for first aid assistance, amateur sports coaches
and
instructors, tutors, health and safety officers for private leisure
groups, charity
youth workers and many, many more.
Each
participant receives a colourful training manual that they can refer to
after
the course as well as training aids for the retention of the core
skills
learned.
They also
receive a certificate to say they are Emergency First Aid Trained which
can be
added to their personal resume.
It is Good
Practice for all groups – whether amateur or professional
– to have an
appointed person for first aid.
The fact your
organisation has an Appointed First Aid Person can be included in your
organisation’s literature and publicity materials.
The course
lasts between five and six hours with breaks.
Participants
learn the principles of first aid, how to manage incidents effectively;
how to
treat unconscious people; when and how to resuscitate, what to do with
some one
choking; how to stop bleeding wounds and how to treat burns, and how to
do
assist a casualty with broken bones and fractures.
£75.00 per person OFFSITE Open
Courses
From £395 per course ONSITE Closed Courses
(Email for details: phil.selfprotection@hotmail.co.uk)
First Aid at Work
Under the Health
and Safety Executive (First Aid Regulations Act, 1981) all employers
must have
a First Aider at work.
These two courses
are for those who have been nominated by their company as a First Aid
Officer.
The courses cover
all areas in the legislation and include colour training manuals,
certificates
and further training material.
The First Aid at
Work course is a 24 hour course.
The First Aid at
Work Retrain course is a 12 hour course.
FIRST
AID AT WORK & FIRST AID AT WORK RE-QUALIFICATION
These
courses are suitable for anyone who has been designated as a First Aid
Responder for their company, organisation or group to full fill the
obligations
laid down by the Health and Safety Executive (First Aid Regulations
Act, 1981).
Each
participant receives a colourful manual and a certificate as well as
training
materials designed to retain the core skills learned on the course.
The
First Aid at Work course is a 24 hour course. The First Aid at Work
Re-Qualification course is a 12 hour course.
The
Re-Qualification course includes: prevention of cross infection;
Anaphylaxis;
heart conditions (Angina/Heart Attack/Sudden Cardiac Arrest); Stroke;
Head
Injuries; Soft Tissue Injuries; Poisons; Epilepsy; Diabetes; Eye
Injuries;
Legal Requirements; Record Keeping; Casualty Transportation.
Cost:
First Aid at Work - £175 per person OFFSITE Open Courses,
from £1495 per course
ONSITE Closed Courses; First Aid at Work Re-Qualification -
£99 per person
OFFSITE Open Courses, from £795 per course ONSITE Closed
Courses.
(Email for details: phil.selfprotection@hotmail.co.uk)
PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID
COURSE
These two courses
are for those who have been nominated by their company as a First Aid
Officer.
The course covers
all the basics of first aid and is must for anyone in charge or
responsible for
others.
PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID
The course
covers how to deal with accidents and emergencies involving young
children.
The course
focuses on emergency scenarios that are faced by professionals,
including
teachers, au pairs and playgroup leaders, looking after young
children.
It meets
Ofsted requirements for registered child minders and the requirements
for
nannies under the DfES Approved Carers Scheme.
It can also be
used as evidence for employees working towards an NVQ in Childcare and
Education.
The Paediatric First Aid Course
includes: The
First Aid Kit, Action planning; Treatment of unconsciousness;
Resuscitation;
Choking; Asthma & Diabetic emergencies; Head injuries;
Seizures; Bleeding;
Burns; Sprains/Strains/Fractures; Poisoning/Bites/Stings; Foreign
objects; and Childhood
conditions (Meningitis/Croup/Sickle cell etc)
The course is 12
hours
(Email for details:phil.selfprotection@hotmail.co.uk)