First aid at work (RUK) Training in Greece

This course is suitable for people aged 16+ who might need to provide first aid by responding to a wide range accidents, injuries and illnesses that they could encounter in their workplace.

It is ideal for organisations whose needs assessment has identified a requirement for additional first aid training, such as having employees with a disability or a medical condition.

In addition to the topics covered on an emergency first aid at work course, this course covers treatment for a variety of injuries and medical conditions.

Customers must be able to carry out the practical elements from the course outline.

Minimum age 16.

• is unresponsive and breathing
• is unresponsive and not breathing, including how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• is choking
• is bleeding
• is suffering from shock
• has burns
• feels faint
• has been poisoned
• has a head injury
• has hypothermia or heat exhaustion
• has an injury to a bone, muscle or joint (including spinal injuries).

Learners will also be able to help a casualty who is having a:

• seizure
• heart attack, including the administration of aspirin
• angina attack
• stroke
• asthma attack
• severe allergic reaction
• diabetic emergency.

The course also includes information on:

• assessing a casualty
• monitoring a casualty
• where to get help
• electrical incidents
• accident recording and reporting
• the control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH).

• Welcome and introduction

• Dealing with an emergency

• Unresponsive and breathing adult

• Heart attack

• Angina attack

• Unresponsive and not breathing adult

• AED

• Choking adult

• Seizures

• Heat exhaustion

• Hypothermia

• Accident recording, reporting and COSHH

• Burns

• Harmful substances

• Hygiene techniques

• Bleeding and wounds - Bleeding heavily from a wound (Limb, embedded object in a wound, scalp/head)

• Shock

• Bleeding and wounds- Bleeding heavily from a wound (Palm of hand), crush injuries, penetrating chest wounds, abdominal wounds, amputation, small blisters and splinters, small bruises and wounds, nosebleed, eye wounds, bites and stings

• Diabetic emergency

• Asthma

• Severe allergic reaction

• Stroke

• Feeling faint

• Head injury

• Bone, muscle, and joint injuries