Anyone who needs to renew their existing, valid First Aid at Work certificate should take this course.
You can still attend this course even if your certificate has expired; however, the HSE recommends you take the First Aid at Work (3-day course) if more than a month has passed since expiration.
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Modules breakdown
This two-day course provides all of the three-day First Aid at Work curriculum in only two days.
- Adult resuscitation (CPR)
- Allergic reaction
- Asthma
- Bone, muscle and joint injuries
- Burns and scalds
- Chest pains
- Choking adult
- Communication and casualty care
- Eye injuries
- Fainting
- Head injuries
- Defibrillator prompts and how to respond (theory-based)
- Defibrillator pad placement (theory-based)
- Low blood sugar
- Managing an emergency
- Minor and severe bleeding
- Poisons and how to treat someone who has been poisoned
- The role of the first responder (including knowledge of health and safety laws)
- Seizures
- Shock
- Spinal injuries
- Stroke
- Unresponsive adult