First Aid (Level 3)

The course will enable the first responder to react to emergencies at an advanced first aid level, until the arrival of more professional emergency personnel.

Upon completion of the course, the successful learner will be capable of explaining the principles of advanced first aid in emergencies, demonstrating an advanced level of preparedness to deal with sudden illness or emergency, assessing and managing an emergency scene/disaster, describing the anatomy and explaining the physiology of the human body systems in terms of injury or sudden illness, applying primary first aid for all age groups according to accepted current first aid protocols, explaining and managing shock.

Key Content:

• Principles of first aid and safety; Emergency scene management.
• Artificial respiration.
• Choking.
• Wounds and bleeding.
• Shock, unconsciousness and fainting.
• One and Two Rescuer adult CPR.
• Child and infant resuscitation.
• General principles of fractures and the threatened limb.
• Specific fractures.
• Head and spinal injuries.
• Joint injuries, strains and rescue carries.
• Chest injuries.
• Hand injuries.
• Eye injuries.
• Multiple injury management / Emergency scene management triage.
• Pelvic, abdominal and crush injuries.
• Burns.
• Poisoning, bites and stings.
• Chest pain and paralysis.
• Fits, breathlessness and skin reactions.
• Environmental illnesses and injuries.
• Emergency child birth.
• Behavioral emergencies.
• Water accidents.
• Anatomy and physiology.
• Ethics related to emergency care.
• In depth knowledge, skills and evaluation of all of the above.