Medic First Aid International

Overview:

Introduction:

First Aid is the basic temporary help given to an injured or a sick person before professional medical treatment can be provided. It is mandatory for the employer to provide first aid information to their employees. It is an employer's duty to provide appropriate first aid services to their employees.

This is to allow an immediate emergency medical response to avoid any foreseeable injuries that might occur in the work place.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course an employee would be aware of the basic parameters:

• By the end of the course an employee would be aware of the basic parameters :

• Legal requirements for first aid provision.

• First aid equipment and its safe use.

• The importance of accurate incident reporting.

• The need to minimize the risk of infection.

• The importance of assessing an incident.

• How to Preserve and rescue a life.

• Person would know the Introduction as to when & how to call for a help.

• How to handle a Choking Casualty.

• Management of Casualties in Shock.

• Management of Casualties who are not able to breathe normal Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

• How to bring the person back to the recovery position after an injury.

• How to handle and help a person who is bleeding.