About This Course

Refresher training aims to enhance the student’s knowledge and skills to enable them to carry out First Aid to casualties, encompassing a variety of conditions and/or injures. This course takes on a practical hands-on approach to First Aid and improving patient outcomes.

Attendees

The course is designed to refresh the skills and knowledge of the relevant Provide First Aid, Cert ll in Medical Service First Response or Cert lV in Health Care.

Workshop Content

  • Follow the Five Point Plan

  • DRABCDE strategy

  • Vital sign survey

  • Secondary survey

  • CNS survey

  • Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

  • First aid procedures for the treatment of medical conditions

  • First aid procedures for the treatment of injuries

  • Movement of the sick or injured

  • Oxygen saturation levels (SPO2)

  • Blood sugar levels (BSL)

  • Pain management

  • Pain management

  • Prepare resuscitation equipment

  • Use of the bag valve mask equipment

  • Set up of an oxygen delivery system

  • Administer oxygen

  • Operate suction equipment

  • Maintenance and rectifying minor faults of equipment

  • IV Cannulation (cert IV)

  • 12 lead ECG (cert IV)

  • Triage

  • Clinical assessment

Duration

Length will be dependent on the clients requirements

Pre-requisites

Minimum pre-requisites will be either Provide First Aid, Cert ll in Medical Service First Response or Cert lV in Health Care depending on which refresher course is being undertaken

Assessment

No assessments are necessary but students will be encouraged to participate in practical sessions

Certification

Students will receive – Certificate of Attendance for the Provide First Aid Refresher / Cert II in Medical Services First Response Refresher / Cert IV in Health Care Refresher depending on which refresher course is being undertaken

CPD

Successful completion of this refresher training workshop entitles participants to CPD points dependent on the clients requirements.

  • 1 hour of training is equivalent to 1 CPD point

Content is real world and valuable

Student

Great experience

Student

Trainer was very knowledgable

Student