Emergency First Aid at Work (1 Day) - Portree

A 6 hour course covering the essentials of Emergency First Aid at Work

This course is delivered at a reduced rate in partnership with EDPR, helping to support local communities and businesses across the Isle of Skye.

This course is ideal for low hazard environments (e.g. offices, shops, libraries) or where you identify a requirement for a first aider trained in emergency first aid at work. Additional training can also be given for those involved in the forestry to include the +F content.

The certificate is valid for 3 years. Participants must be age 16 and over.

Content

On completion of training, successful candidates should be able to:

•understand the role of the first-aider, including reference to: the importance of preventing cross-infection;

•the need for recording incidents and actions;

•assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency;

•administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure);

•administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

•administer first aid to a casualty who is choking;

•administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded and bleeding;

•administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock;

•provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters).

Please note this training will be active and participants are expected to be physically fit enough to kneel, twist and bend over simulated casualties, to sit on the floor, and to perform CPR.

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Cancellation Policy

UHI North, West & Hebrides reserves the right to cancel or defer the dates of the courses.

In the event of UHI NWH cancelling a course, delegates will be deferred to another (scheduled UHI NWH) course or given a full refund if UHI NWH are unable to provide a course on dates suitable to the learner.

In the event of cancellation of a course by the delegate, business or their representative, the following charges will apply:

More than 28 days notice – 0% of course fee charged

15-28 days – 25% of fee charged

7 to 14 days – 50% of course fee charged

7 days or less – 100% of course fee charged