When

16/05/2016 - 30/05/2016    
All Day

Where

Inverin
Galway, Co. Galway

QQI Award (Minor) Level 5– Further Education & Training

COURSE AIM:
The course aims to develop people as Occupational First-Aiders.

The course is run in accordance with the Health & Safety Authority Guidelines and is accredited by QQI.

Assessments are carried out in accordance with QQI Award guidelines and regulations. Certification is valid for two years.

DURATION:
3 Days – 16th, 23rd & 30th May, 2016
On the afternoon of the third day an assessment of the participants is carried out by an Independent Examiner.

Number of participants:
10 maximum

TRAINING METHODOLOGY:
 Lectures
 Practical exercises
 Practice and Drills
 Instructional videos

ASSESSMENTS:
Day 3:
Participants must complete and pass the following assessments:
 Examination: Written or Oral Test
 Practical Test on any aspect of the Programme
 CPR
 Defibrillator
An External Independent Examiner carries out the practical assessments

CERTIFICATION: QQI Award
Participants who successfully pass the Assessments will be issued with an Occupational First-Aid Certificate recognised by the Health & Safety Authority and QQI
The Certificate is valid for two years and indefinitely on attending a one-day refresher course every two years.
At the end of the course the participant will receive a pro forma letter indicating that he or she has attended the course and passed the assessments pending the receipt of the QQI
Award certificate. Thereafter when the First Aider completes a one day refresher course every two years they will receive a certificate from the training provider, as QQI does not
issue refresher certificates.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this programme each participant will be able to correctly:

 Take Control at an Emergency and call the Emergency Services
 Examine an injured or ill person
 Be able to control severe bleeding
 Carry out Expired Air Resuscitation and CPR
 Use Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
 Treat a Choking victim
 Treat an Unconscious casualty
 Treat fractures and soft tissue injuries
 Treat Epilepsy, Asthma and Diabetes
 Treat Burns, Scalds, Poisons and Electric Shock
 Treat Heart attacks and head injuries
 Treat Spinal injuries, Fainting and Shock
 Use appropriate Dressings and Bandaging
 Put patients into the recovery position
 Carry out Emergency Methods of Rescue
COURSE CONTENT:
o Role and responsibility of a First Aider
o Definitions, Primary Survey, Diagnosis
o Action at an emergency.
o Examination of unconscious casualties
o Recovery position
o Unconsciousness, Concussion, Compression, Head,
Eye and Facial Injuries.
o Rules of bandaging
o Circulation of Blood, Control of bleeding
o Respiratory System, Asphyxia, ABC Drill, CPR
o CPR, Abdominal Thrusts, Heart Attacks, Strokes
o Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
o Spread of infections
o Fractures and soft tissue injuries.
o Burns, Scalds, Poisons and Electric Shock
o Diabetes, Epilepsy, Asthma
o Emergency methods of rescue
o Assessments
COURSE FEE:
Tuition & Assessment: €1,200 per programme
Each person receives a First Aid Textbook which conforms to the
QQI standard for Occupational First Aid. This is a valuable
resource which can be used after the course.
QQI Award registration: €20 per person
VAT Not applicable as no VAT on training

Trainer: http://www.wmcgalway.com/

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