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First Aid at Work - Emergency (Social Services)


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This course is suitable for anyone who requires a First Aid qualification. It will be valid for a period of 3 years.
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Due to limited availability, we can only accept one booking per organisation on this course.

Dates

  • 2024:  1 May,  5 June,  17 July,  22 August,  25 September,  25 October,  19 November,  6 December
  • 2025:  17 January,  10 February,  10 March

Course details

  • Time:  9:15am to 4:15pm  (9am arrival for tea/coffee and registration)
  • Venue:  Coed Pella, Colwyn Bay
  • Trainer:  Leisure Services
  • Targeted services:  Social care sector
  • Target group:  Direct care staff from commissioned services; care and support staff from all social services; community support staff

Course aims and objectives

The course teaches/refreshes the lifesaving skills and includes:

  • Understand the role of the first aider, acting safely, cross infection, recording incidents, available equipment
  • Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious
  • Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking, wounded or suffering from shock
  • Provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries, small cuts, grazes, minor burns and scalds
  • Formative and summative assessments will take place during the course and this will verify that the learning objectives have been achieved

For further information, or if you have booked a place on the course and have not received notification to attend please contact the Workforce Development & Learning Administrative Team. Please do not turn up to any course unless you have received notification of your place as the event may be fully booked.

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