SQA Award In First Aid At Work Requalification @ SCQF L6

Entry Requirements

Delegates must
– hold a recognised and valid First Aid at Work certificate. (must be provided on day 1 of course)
– must be 16 years or older
– must provide photographic ID – e.g. Driving Licence or passport

Course Content

On completion of this course, successful delegates should be able to:

• Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider.
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is: unresponsive (including seizure); choking or requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Administer first aid to a casualty who has external bleeding, wounded or suffering from shock
• Provide first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters)
• Administer first aid to a casualty with: injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including suspected spinal injuries; chest injuries; burns and scalds; eye injuries; sudden poisoning and anaphylactic shock
• Recognise the presence of major illness and provide management of appropriate first aid (including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes)

This course is a very practical course so you must be able to get up and down from the floor. Due to the nature of regulated first aid assessment, there will be a requirement to will work in very close proximity with others.