FIRST AID AT WORK LEVEL 3 (VTQ)

Become a Fully Trained First Aider in Your Workplace. Perfect for learning all of the essentials and more!

Ideal for businesses whose risk assessment has identified that they require a fully trained first aider.

Minimum duration: 18 contact hours over a minimum of 3 days.

Valid for: 3 years.

Course Content:

As for Emergency First Aid at Work Level 3 (VTQ) plus

1. Be able to conduct a secondary survey

  • 1.1 Identify the information to be collected when gathering a casualty history

  • 1.2 Demonstrate how to conduct a head to toe survey

2. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected injuries to bones, muscles and joints

  • 2.1 Recognise suspected fractures, dislocations, strains and sprains

  • 2.2 Identify how to administer first aid for fractures, dislocations, strains and sprains

  • 2.3 Demonstrate how to apply a support sling and an elevated sling

3. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries

  • 3.1 Recognise a suspected head injury and spinal injury

  • 3.2 Identify how to administer first aid for a suspected head injury

  • 3.3 Demonstrate how to administer first aid for a suspected spinal injury

4. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injury

  • 4.1 Recognise a suspected: Flail chest / penetrating chest injury

  • 4.2 Identify how to administer first aid for a Flail chest / penetrating chest injury

5. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with burns and scolds

  • 5.1 Identify the factors that affect the severity of burns and scalds

  • 5.2 Identify how to administer first aid for burns involving: dry heat/wet heat/electricity/chemicals

6. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with an eye injury

  • 6.1 Identify how to administer first aid for eye injuries involving: Dust/chemicals/embedded objects

7. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning

  • 7.1 Identify the routes that poisons can take to enter the body

  • 7.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty affected by sudden poisoning

  • 7.3 Identify sources of information for treating those affected by sudden poisoning

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