MEDICAL
Lifesigns
Health and Safety Executive approved centre
Health and Safety Executive approved centre
for First Aid Training
TWO-DAY FIRST AID AT WORK REFRESHER
DAY ONE
DAY ONE
• This consists of at least 12 contact hours (including the final assessment).
• This course is a revision of the topics previously covered in the 4-Day FAW, together with any new first-aid procedures.
• Assessments will be as per the 4-Day course, i.e. Two external assessers and a written exam paper.
| Introduction & Course Register | 20 mins | 08:30 hrs | 08:50 hrs |
| Responsibilities of a First Aider | 20 mins | 08:50 hrs | 09:10 hrs |
| Action in an Emergency | 10 mins | 09:10 hrs | 09:20 hrs |
| Primary Assessment | 20 mins | 09:20 hrs | 09:40 hrs |
| Secondary Assessment | 30 mins | 09:40 hrs | 10:10hrs |
| Tea Break | 5 mins | 10:10hrs | 10:15 hrs |
| Resuscitation Techniques | 100 mins | 10:15 hrs | 11:55 hrs |
| Airway Obstruction | 30 mins | 11:55 hrs | 12:25 hrs |
| Lunch | 45 mins | 12:25 hrs | 13:10 hrs |
| Disorders of the Circulation | 40 mins | 13:10 hrs | 13:50 hrs |
| Foreign Objects | 10 mins | 13:50 hrs | 14:00 hrs |
| Poisoning | 15 mins | 14:00 hrs | 14:15 hrs |
| Wounds & Bleeding | 60 mins | 14:15 hrs | 15:15 hrs |
| Tea Break | 10 mins | 15:15 hrs | 15:25 hrs |
| Burns & Scalds | 30 mins | 15:25 hrs | 15:55 hrs |
| CPR - Child & Baby | 30 mins | 15:55 hrs | 16:25 hrs |
| Effects of Heat & Cold | 25 mins | 16:25 hrs | 16:50 hrs |
DAY TWO
| Session | Duration | Start | Finish |
| Recap on Day 1 | 20 mins | 09:00 hrs | 09:20 hrs |
| Disorders of Consciousness | 45 mins | 09:20 hrs | 10:05 hrs |
| Bones, Joint & Muscle Injuries | 40 mins | 10:05 hrs | 10:45 hrs |
| Incident Management | 60 mins | 10:45 hrs | 11:45 hrs |
| Tea Break | 10 mins | 11:45 hrs | 11:55 hrs |
| Recap on Resuscitation Techniques | 60 mins | 11:55 hrs | 12:55 hrs |
| Lunch | 35 mins | 12:55 hrs | 13:30 hrs |
| Assessments | Variable | ||
| Closing Address | Variable |
• Assessments to take 20 minutes each (average).
• Course closing address will depend on no. of students being addressed.