Workshop on First Aid and CPR

Program overview:

The primary goal of first aid is to prevent death or serious injury from worsening. The key aims of first aid can be summarized with the acronym of ‘the three Ps’. preserve life, prevent further harm and promote recovery. The overriding aim of all medical care which includes first aid is to save lives and minimize the threat of death.

First aid done correctly should help reduce the patient’s level of pain and calm them down during the evaluation and treatment process. It is important to note that first aid is not medical treatment and cannot be compared with what a trained medical professional provides

This program is to help participants develop skills to efficiently manage conscious and unconscious victims, chemical imbalance, fractures, burns, bleeding in an emergency situation.

For Whom:

This program is designed for personnel working in remote locations, mining and quarry workers, Safety officers, Fire fighters, Emergency response team members, Security officers, Hotel management staff and those in the construction industry.

Learning objectives:

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• acquire skills and knowledge to perform first aid and CPR on a victim before the arrival of professionals in emergency;
• efficiently manage conscious and unconscious victims, chemical imbalance, fractures, burns, bleeding, respiratory obstruction, head and spinal injury, choking, drowning and electrolyzed victims;
• perform a rapid and complete survey of a victim;
• perform efficient rescue breathing;
• perform CPR efficiently;
• perform emergency evacuation techniques;
• place the victim on the recovery position; and
• manage the handing over of a victim to a professional medical staff.

Course outline:

Day I: First Aids and General Human Anatomy: An Overview

• What is First Aid & CPR?
• Causes of accident
• Panic: Definitions and illustrations.
• Human body: Knowledge and notions.
• Primary Survey
  • R.A.B.C.: Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing and Circulation

 Day 2: Understanding the Vital Systems

• The respiratory system
• The circulatory system: The circulatory tract organ
• Rescue Breathing
• Cardio – Pulmonary Resuscitation

Day 3: Managing Conscious and Unconscious Victims

• Respiratory obstruction: Suffocation
• Choking
• Bleeding
• Burns
• Diarrhoea
• Spinal injury
• Head trauma
• Spinal trauma
• How to transport a victim (Emergency evacuation)
• Techniques to employ when there is no stretcher
• Techniques to use when employing a stretcher
• Burns
• Electrocution and drowning

Training Methodology:

This program is designed for 50% theory and 50% practice. This includes classroom presentations, discussion, exercises, video playback and practical sessions on managing many different cases of first aid emergencies.