What will I study?

The syllabus consists of eight areas which are briefly outlined below;

• Roles and responsibilities. Candidates should understand the terminology used in first aid.

• First-aid incidents. Candidates should know how to assess an incident.

• Unconscious casualties. Candidates should know how to manage an unconscious casualty.

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Candidates should know how to manage a casualty who is not breathing normally.

• Choking. Candidates should know how to treat a casualty who is choking.

• Bleeding. Candidates should know how to manage a casualty who has a bleeding injury.

• Shock. Candidates should know how to manage a casualty who is in shock.

• Minor injuries. Candidates should know how to treat minor injuries that commonly occur in the workplace

How will I be assessed?

With this qualification candidates must participate in all three assessment activities and complete a test paper to demonstrate competence in first-aid procedures for the management of a casualty who is;

• unresponsive and breathing normally (recovery position)

• unresponsive and not breathing normally (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)

• bleeding externally and who is in shock

The trainers will conduct the assessment on the day and will complete a simplified candidate assessment record and submit this to the award body for the results to be processed.