Advanced First Aid

This training is suitable for candidates having prior knowledge of basic first aid to gain advanced knowledge of providing advanced first aid response, life support and managing injuries before a medical assistance team takes over the situation. 

Contents:

• Emergency First Aid Care
• Recognizing an Emergency
• Deciding to Help 
• Personal Safety
• Using Barriers
• Assessing for Response
• The mechanism for Spinal Injury
• Activating Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Basic Life-Supporting Skills
• Airway-Head-Tilt, Chin-Lift
• Clearing the airway – Long Roll
• Protecting the Airway – Recovery Position
• Breathing – Ventilation Mask
• Breathing – Ventilation Shield
• Circulation – Chest Compressions 
• Initial Assessment
• Unresponsive Patient
• CPR for Cardiac Arrest
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest – Using an AED
• Bare, Prepare, and Place Pads
• Basic AED Operation
• Troubleshooting Messages
• Other AED Considerations
• Control of Bleeding
• Managing Shock
• Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
• Ongoing Assessment
• Warning Signs of Serious Illness
• Mechanism for Significant Injury
• Specific First Aid Problems