SPORTS FIRST AID LEVEL 2 (VTQ)

This First Aid Course is tailored to suit all sorts of situations that could arise during sporting activities.

This course is aimed at anyone who requires a course in sports first aid.

Duration: 7 hours

Valid for: 3 years.

Course Content:

Initial Care and Safety

  • Fears of first aid

  • Asking permission to help

  • Scene Safety

  • Calling the EMS

  • Waiting for the EMS to Arrive

  • The Chain of Survival

  • DRAB and the ABCDs

  • Barriers and Gloves

  • How to use face shields

  • Hand Washing

  • Adult Bag Valve Mask

  • Recovery Position and Care of the Patient

Cardiac Arrest and CPR

  • Adult CPR Introduction

  • When to call for assistance

  • Heart Attack Care

  • Adult CPR

  • Hands-only CPR Breakdown

  • CPR Hand Over

  • Resuscitation of children

  • Child CPR

  • Child CPR Breakdown

  • Infant CPR

  • AED Introduction

  • Drowning

  • Effective CPR

  • Improving compressions

  • Improving breaths

  • Near and secondary drowning

Choking Management

  • Adult Choking

  • Child Choking

Bleeding Management

  • Types of Bleed

  • Serious Bleeding

  • Excessive Blood Loss

  • Excessive Bleeding Control

  • Embedded Objects

  • Plasters

  • Nose bleeds

  • Minor Injuries

  • Other Types of Injury

  • The Healing Process

Injuries

  • Strains and Sprains (RICE)

  • Adult fractures

  • Splints

  • The Aircast Boot

  • Dislocated Shoulders and Joints

  • Types of head injury and consciousness

  • Concussion memory test and withdrawal from play

  • Different Types of Helmets

  • Spinal Injury

  • Spinal Recovery Position

  • Eye Injuries

  • Burns and Burn Kits

  • Gel burns dressings

  • Treating a Burn with Cling Film

  • Blister Care

  • Splinters

  • Abdominal Injuries

  • Chest Injuries

  • Heat emergencies

  • Cold emergencies

  • Shock

  • Dealing with fainting

  • Dental Injuries

  • Bites and Stings

  • Cramp in Sports and Exercise

  • Types of Hydration in Sport

Illnesses

  • Illness assessment

  • Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis

  • Asthma

  • Asthma Spacers

  • When an Asthma inhaler is not available

  • Hyperventilation

  • Diabetes

  • Epilepsy

  • Epilepsy treatment

  • Electrical Injuries

Summary

  • Medications and First Aid

  • Summary to Sports First Aid

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