Emergency First Aid for Schools

This specially designed programme has been adapted from the Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) course to meet the needs of people who work within a school setting. The syllabus includes all of the content from the 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work course and includes additional subjects likely to be faced by first aiders working within a school.

Category: Workplace First Aid Courses

Course Content

The ability to act safely and effectively when an accident or emergency occurs;
The treatment and priorities of care for an unconscious patient;
The recognition and treatment of a person in seizure;
The recognition of cardiac arrest and delivery of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR);
The ability to recognise and safely treat a patient who is choking;
The ability to safely and promptly treat a patient who is bleeding;
The keeping of simple records following an accident at work;
Asthma;
Allergic Reaction;
Resuscitation of children;
Choking in Children.

Certification

This lasts for 3 years when the course needs to be taken again. The HSE recommend that all workplace first aiders receive annual refresher training in first aid techniques whilst holding this qualification.