Location

Productivity and Quality Institute - Alexandria

Objectives

• • Deal with First Aid emergencies• Provide necessary first aid within the workplace• Understand and demonstrate essential lifesaving skills

Outcomes

• Identify and perform appropriate critical interventions of the airway with C-spine control for conscious patients and patients with a decreased level of consciousness.• Identify respiratory emergencies and perform appropriate critical interventions• Identify circulatory emergencies and perform appropriate critical interventions• Identify and perform appropriate interventions for minor soft tissue injuries

Course Contents

• What is First Aid?• How and when to call Emergency Services• Principles of Treatment• Patient Approach & Examination (Scene Safety)• Brief Introduction to Wounds and Bleeding• Head injuries• Dressings and bandages• Shock – fainting• Unconsciousness• Recovery position• Asphyxia and its causes• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation practical• Treating foreign bodies, chemical splashes• Burns and scalds• Fractures, Sprains, Strains and Dislocations