The successful completion of this course leads to the award of the British Red Cross endorsed Basic First Aid for Overseas Workers Certificate, valid for 3 years. The workshop is facilitated by Adi Robinson, a British Red Cross Training & Development Manager, and Lyn Covey, a British Red Cross First Aid Specialist & Trainer.
The following topics are covered:
- Introduction to First Aid
- Incident management
- Initial assessment
- Security
- Contents of a First Aid Kit
- Care of the Unconscious Casualty – ABC & recovery position
- CPR Rescue Breaths & Chest Compressions
- Recognition & Management of Bleeding - Recognition & management of shock
- Recognition & management of internal bleeding
- Management of minor injuries & bullet wounds
- General Management of Fractures
- Miscellaneous Conditions including the affects of extreme temperature,
asthma, snake bites, diarrhoea, malaria and minor injuries.
- Practical Exercise
Upcoming dates
- 7th April
- 23rd June
- 28th July
- 3rd November
To book a place on one of these courses, please download and complete a booking form and send to info@interhealth.org.uk or 111 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7HR.
Testimonial
"The First Aid course was excellent and beyond my expectations in terms of content, presentation and opportunities to interact with what was being taught. It provided not only a first aid refresher but some hugely useful ideas for overseas work which I've never come across in regular first aid courses in the UK."
Dr V. J. Davidson, long-term health education worker in China
For more information, please email nicki.boddington@interhealth.org.uk