About the Course
Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider
· Identify the role and responsibilities of a first aider
· Identify how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others
· Identify the need for consent to provide first aid
Be able to assess an emergency situation safely
· Conduct a scene survey
· Conduct a primary survey of a casualty
· Summon appropriate assistance when necessary
Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty
· Identify when to administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
· Demonstrate adult CPR using a manikin
· Identify when to place a casualty into the recovery position
· Demonstrate how to place a casualty into the recovery position
· Demonstrate continual monitoring of breathing whilst the casualty is in the recovery position
· Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is experiencing a seizure
Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is choking
· Identify when a casualty is choking
· Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty who is chokinG
Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding
· Identify whether external bleeding is life-threatening
· Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty with external bleeding
Know how to provide first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock
· Recognise when a casualty is suffering from shock
· Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock
Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries
· Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with:
o Small cuts
o Grazes
o Bruises
o Small splinters
o Nosebleeds
· Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with minor burns and scalds
Optional Extra
Catastrophic Bleeding
· Identify when and how to use wound packing to deal with a life threatening bleed
· Identify when and how to use an improvised tourniquet using a basic first aid kit
· Know how and when to use a manufactured Tourniquet
As with any of the courses the price is per person but if you have multiple learners to book on please get in touch so a tailored price can be given.
Your Instructor
Lee Wilde-Sambrook

Lee is a former Ambulance Care Assistant who worked out of various London Hospitals including Great Ormond Street Hospital.
He has been training Ambulance crews in First Aid for the last 6 years and has a wealth of knowledge and experience which he brings to every course he delivers.