The High Field Level 3 International Award in Emergency First Aid at Work and Use of an AED Training Course is designed to provide participants  with the essential skills and knowledge to effectively manage emergency situations in the workplace. This comprehensive course covers vital first aid techniques, including CPR, wound care, and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), ensuring participants are equipped to respond to a range of medical emergencies.

Understand First Aid Legislation and Principles

Gain an understanding of the legal requirements and responsibilities of first aid in the workplace.

Learn the key principles of providing effective first aid care in emergency situations.

Assess and Manage Emergencies

Develop the ability to assess emergency situations quickly and accurately.

Learn how to prioritize care based on the severity of injuries and conditions.

Perform Life-Saving CPR and Basic First Aid Techniques

Master essential life-saving techniques, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for adults.

Learn how to manage choking, bleeding, burns, fractures, and other common workplace injuries.

Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Gain competence in the correct use of an AED to treat individuals experiencing cardiac arrest.

Understand how to integrate the AED with CPR to provide the best chance of survival.

Recognize and Respond to Medical Emergencies

Learn how to identify common medical emergencies, such as heart attacks, strokes, seizures, and diabetic emergencies.

Develop the skills to provide appropriate first aid care until professional medical help arrives.

Workplace Health and Safety Integration

Understand how to integrate first aid protocols with overall workplace health and safety procedures.

Be able to effectively communicate and coordinate with colleagues in the event of a medical emergency.

Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider

Identify the role and responsibilities of a first aider

Identify how to minimize 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 lifethreatening

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

Recognize 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

-Small cuts?

-Small splinters

-Grazes

-Bruises

-Nosebleeds

Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with minor burns and scalds

Workplace First Aiders

Health and Safety Professionals

Employers and Supervisors

Industry Professionals

Healthcare Assistants