First Aid At Work & Safe Use Of An AED Level 3

The Level 3 International Award in First Aid at Work and the Safe Use of an Automated External Defibrillator is a qualification aimed at providing candidates with the necessary knowledge, understanding, and skills to support first aid and the use of a defibrillator in the workplace.

Overview

Learners gaining this qualification will know basic emergency first-aid procedures and will be able to use a defibrillator correctly. The topics covered will help to maintain good practice in safe, prompt, and effective emergency first-aid treatment of individuals & much more.

Who Should Attend?

Centers are responsible for ensuring candidates can meet the necessary standard of language in which the course is being delivered.

1 Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider

• State the role and responsibilities of a first aider
• Identify how to minimize the risk of infection to yourself and others
• Identify recommended first aid kit content requirement

2 Know how to assess an incident

• Conduct a scene survey
• Conduct a primary survey of a casualty
• Call for help to support a casualty
• Conduct a head to toe survey

3 Be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally

• Assess a casualty’s level of consciousness
• Open a casualty’s airway and check breathing
• Place an unresponsive casualty in the recovery position
• Manage a casualty who is in seizure

4 Know how to manage a casualty who is not breathing normally and unresponsive

• Identify when cardio pulmonary resuscitation is needed
• Demonstrate cardio pulmonary resuscitation using a manikin

5 Know how to recognize and assist a casualty who is choking

• Identify the signs of a partially and completely blocked airway
• Demonstrate first aid for a partially and completely blocked airway

6 Know how to recognize and assist a casualty with a minor injury

• Identify the different types of external bleeding
• Demonstrate first aid for controlling external bleeding
• Demonstrate first aid for a casualty with small cuts, grazes and bruises

7 Know how to manage a casualty who is in shock

• Identify the typical signs and symptoms of shock
• Demonstrate first aid for a casualty who is in shock

8 Know how to administer first aid to a casualty with injuries to bones, muscles and joints

• Recognize suspected fractures, dislocations and sprains and strains
• Demonstrate first aid for a casualty with a fracture, dislocation and sprain/strain

9 Know how to administer first aid to a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries

• Recognize suspected concussion, skull fracture, cerebral compression and spinal injury
• Demonstrate first aid for a casualty with a suspected concussion, skull fracture, cerebral compression and spinal injury

10 Know how to administer first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injuries

• Recognize different types of chest injury
• Administer first aid for a chest injury

11 Know how to administer first aid to a casualty with burns and scalds

• Recognize factors that could affect the severity of a burn and scald
• Demonstrate first aid for burns involving dry heat, wet heat, electricity and chemicals

12 Know how to administer first aid to a casualty with an eye injury

• Give examples of common eye injuries
• Administer first aid for eye injuries involving dust, chemicals and embedded objects

13 Know how to administer first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning

• Identify the routes that poisons can take to enter the body
• Administer immediate first aid to a casualty affected by sudden poisoning
• Identify sources of information for treating those affected by sudden poisoning

14 Know how to administer first aid to a casualty with anaphylaxis

• Identify common triggers for anaphylaxis
• Recognize signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis
• Administer immediate first aid for a casualty suffering from anaphylaxis

15 Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected major illness

• Recognize signs and symptoms for a casualty suffering from a heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma and diabetes
• Demonstrate first aid for a casualty suffering from major illnesses including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma and diabetes

16 Know how to safely use an automated external defibrillator (AED)

• Describe the differences between using an AED on an adult and child
• Identify safety considerations when using an automated external defibrillator
• Demonstrate the correct placement of AED electrode pads on a manikin
• Follow AED voice prompts accurately
• Demonstrate how to combine the use of an automated external defibrillator with minimal interruptions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation using a manikin
• Demonstrate the safe delivery of AED shock
• State the procedures if the casualty shows signs of life and starts to breath normally
• Identify the information required when handing over the casualty