Course Content

Day One

First Aid Essentials

• Being a First Aider
• Responsibilities of a First Aider
• Action at an emergency
• Assessing and examining a casualty 

Lifesaving Procedures

• Lifesaving priorities
• Unconscious casualty
• Resuscitation
• Choking

Respiratory Problems

• Airway obstruction
• Drowning
• Inhalation of fumes
• Penetrating chest wound
• Asthma

Heart and Circulatory Problems

• Shock and anaphylactic shock
• Angina
• Cardiac Arrest
• Fainting

Day Two

Wounds and Bleeding

• Severe bleeding
• Impalement
• Amputation
• Crush Injury
• Embedded object
• Eye wound
• Nosebleed

Bone, Joint and Muscle Injuries

• Fractures
• Dislocations
• Sprains
• Strains
• Spinal Injury

Nervous System Problems

• Impaired consciousness
• Head injuries
• Concussion
• Compression
• Seizures

Environmental Injuries

• Burns
• Eye injuries

Day Three

Poisoning

• Swallowed poisons
• Chemicals on the skin
• Poisons in the eye
• Alcohol poisoning
• Drug poisoning

Medical Emergencies, Crush and Spinal Injuries

• Diabetes
• Epilepsy
• Asthma and spinal injuries

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