First Aid Training

HSE Compliant  First Aid Training Courses 

Emergency First Aid at Work Courses

Designed for anyone over 16 years of age that will be a nominated First Aider in the Workplace. This course meets the requirements of the HSE and is valid for a period of three years. 


A First Aider is someone who has undergone a training course in administering First Aid at Work and holds a current Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) Certificate. The training has to be HSE Approved. 


A First Aider can undertake the role of an ‘appointed person’.
Duration - 1 Day (6 hours)

Subjects include:
  • Course Introduction
  • What is First Aid? 
  • First Aid in the Workplace Responsibilities of the First Aider Action in an Emergency 
  • Primary Assessment 
  • Secondary Assessment 
  • Breathing & Circulation 
  • Principals of Resuscitation Breathing Difficulties 
  • Basic Anatomy
  • Disorders of Circulation Disorders of Consciousness 
  • Wounds & Bleeding 
  • Incident Management 
  • Bites & Stings 
  • CPR - Child & Baby
  • Burns 
  • Bones, Joint & Muscle Injuries Poisoning 
  • Incident Management 
  • Foreign Bodies 
  • Recap on Resuscitation Techniques 
  • Effects of Heat & Cold


First Aid at Work Courses

Designed for anyone over 16 years of age that will be a nominated First Aider in the Workplace. This course meets the requirements of the HSE and is valid for a period of three years. 


A first Aider is someone who has undergone a training course in administering first aid at work and holds a current First Aid at Work (FAW) Certificate. The training has to be HSE Approved. 


A first aider can undertake the role of an ‘appointed person’.
Duration - 3 Days (18 hours)

Subjects include:
  • Course Introduction
  • What is First Aid? 
  • First Aid in the Workplace Responsibilities of the First Aider Action in an Emergency 
  • Primary Assessment 
  • Secondary Assessment 
  • Breathing & Circulation 
  • Principals of Resuscitation Breathing Difficulties 
  • Basic Anatomy
  • Disorders of Circulation Disorders of Consciousness 
  • Wounds & Bleeding 
  • Incident Management 
  • Bites & Stings 
  • CPR - Child & Baby
  • Burns 
  • Bones, Joint & Muscle Injuries Poisoning 
  • Incident Management 
  • Foreign Bodies 
  • Recap on Resuscitation Techniques 
  • Effects of Heat & Cold


First Response Emergency Care 

We tailor our FREC courses to ensure that they are relevant to the environments that your teams are operating in. The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification, ideal for those looking to work or volunteer as a first responder. 


FREC meets the staffing requirements detailed in the ‘Purple Guide’ for Health, Safety, and Welfare at Outdoor Events and is the only Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCS Ed) Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (FPHC) endorsed qualification listed in the ‘Purple Guide’ at PHEM D. 
Duration - 5 Days

Subjects include:
  • The Pre-Hospital Environment 
  • The role of FPOS 
  • Scene safety 
  • Minimising risk of infection 
  • Post-incident procedures 
  • Scene management - Safety - Triage
  • Patient Assessment 
  • Communicating with patients 
  • Primary survey and assessment 
  • Safe moving and handling
  • Respiration & Airway Management
  • Recognition of respiratory problems Common breathing difficulties Basic airway management
  • Use of suction 
  • Removal of crash helmets 
  • Use of oropharyngeal airways Oxygen supplementation Ventilation support Bag/valve/mask
  • Basic Life Support
  • Perform basic life support 
  • Recovery position 
  • Perform child and infant basic life support
  • Defibrillation
  • Automated external defibrillation Normal/Abnormal heart rhythms
  • Circulation & Shock
  • Recognition and initial care of haemorrhage: - Bleeding - Shock (to include faints)
  • Medical Related Emergencies
  • Recognition and initial care of: - Heart attack/angina - Diabetes - Stroke - Epilepsy - Unconscious patient - Asthma/anaphylaxis 
  • Assisting the paramedic
  • Trauma Related Emergencies 
  • Recognition and initial care of injuries to bones, joints, tendons and ligaments Recognition and initial care of burns & scalds 
  • Recognition and initial care of other trauma related injuries 
  • Skeletal stabilisation
Courses in Paediatric First Aid, wilderness medicine and Oxygen Therapy are also available.
Please contact us for further information and pricing.
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