Emergency First Aid at Work - 6 hour course

Emergency First Aid at work: 6 hour course

Course details:

This course will take place on Sunday 7th April 2024, 10am-4.30pm (includes a lunch break).

Deadline for bookings is Wednesday 27th March 2024 @ 16:00pm.

Minimum age Requirement: 16+
Please note, learners who are aged between 16-17 years will require a chaperone, who is not attending the course. Chaperones will not receive a certificate of attendance, please see UK Coaching chaperone guidelines here as a guideline of the chaperone expectations.

Cost: Free - This course is valued at approximately £100, and has been subsidised by Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
In this instance, we are subsidising the cost of this course as an investment in people who are either working in the sporting industry or want to enter the sporting industry and require this essential qualification to do so.

Eligibility: This is aimed at people operating out of Herefordshire and Worcestershire who are working in, or wanting to work in the sport or physical activity industry, or are supporting people in a volunteering role.
Applicants operating from, or living within Herefordshire and Worcestershire will be prioritised if places sell out. People from outside the region can apply if they are able to travel to and from the venue and are committed to attend, but may be placed on a waiting list if capacity is reached. You will be contacted to advise if this happens.

Places are limited so if you can commit to attending, book early to secure your place.

Course information:

Learn emergency first aid skills from instructor Frank Dwane, with course content covering:

• Responsibilities and reporting
• Resuscitation and AED awareness
• Burns
• Assessment of the situation
• Anatomy
• Choking
• Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
• Minor injuries
• Epilepsy
• Basic hygiene in First Aid
• Bleeding control
• Shock

Certification:
A three year qualification will be issued to those who meet the criteria of the practical assessment that will be carried out by the instructor.
The HSE strongly recommends that all students undergo an annual refresher programme of three hours.

• If you are registered with a governing body, please check to make sure this course meets its requirements before booking.
• Bookings are made via the Eventbrite link provided at the bottom of the page.
• There are a few general questions to answer at the Eventbrite registration check out.

PLEASE NOTE:

If you are booking a place on this course, using the link to Eventbrite, and the booking is being made on behalf of someone else, you must have obtained their consent to provide us with their data before progressing the booking.

We please ask that when booking you supply an e-mail address for the individual that will be attending the course, so that we can contact them directly with course information. Each candidate's name and organisation will be shared with the course tutor for course registration purposes.

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Cancellation:
As this course is being funded by Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire, so please only book on if you can commit to attending the session, so as not to take up a space as they are limited.

If you do need to cancel please let us know as soon as you are able, so that we can re-allocate the place.