Basic First Aid

By the end of this course each attendee will be able to:

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

Review of Personnel Body System
Action at an Emergency

• Recognizing Emergencies
• Deciding to Act
• Seeking Medical Care
• Disease Transmission

Background Information, Importance of First Aid, First Aid and the Law Prevention Practices
Finding Out What’s Wrong

• Checking the Victim
• Primary Check
• Secondary Check
• Gathering Information

CPR
Bleeding and Wounds

• Open and Closed Wounds
• Impaled Objects
• Amputations

Shock

• Types and Care

Burns

• Heat, Chemical, Electrical Burns

Head and Spine Injuries

• Brain Injuries
• Eye Injuries
• Nose Injuries
• Mouth Injuries
• Spinal Injuries

Chest and Abdominal Injuries

• Rib Fractures
• Penetrating Injury

Bone, Joint, Muscle Injuries

• Fractures and Dislocations Strains and Sprains

Cardiovascular Emergencies

• Heart Attack
• Stroke

Medical Emergencies

• Altered Consciousness
• Chest Pain
• Fainting
• Difficulty Breathing
• Seizure
• Diabetic Emergencies
• Pregnancy Emergencies

Poisoning

• Ingested Poisons
• Alcohol and Other Drugs
• Carbon Monoxide
• Poisonous Plants

Bites and Stings

• Animal and Human Bites
• Insect and Scorpion Stings
• Spider, Tick, and Snake Bites
• Marine Animal Injuries

Heat and Cold Emergencies

• Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, and Heatstroke
• Hypothermia and Frostbite

Rescuing and Moving Victims

• Triage
• Emergency Moves

This course is suited for everyone who at some point in time might face a first aid case

Classroom lectures
Videos
Practical Training and Exercises

Core Certificate for each attendee