First Aid Response or FAR for short is the replacement to the occupational first aid course. This course is now recognised by the HSA as meeting the requirements of first aid in the workplace.

Course Content:

Patient Assessment

Incident Procedures

Cardiac First Response

Common Medical Emergencies

Injury Management & Shock

Care of the Unconscious

Burns & Electrical Injury

Hypothermia & Hyperthermia

Communications

First Aid Responder Well-Being

Full Course

The First Aid Response course runs for 18 hours normally over three days and the certification is valid for two years.

First Aid Refresher

If you hold a valid, in date FAR certificate you can attend a 12 hour refresher course, normally over two days.

Our Emergency First Aid course (also known as Basic First Aid) is designed to give participants a strong foundation and understanding of what to do in an emergency. This course is suitable for individuals looking for practical skills needed to save a life which could be used at home or in your wider community. Covering adult and Paediatric emergencies.

Participants will learn to deal with:

Scene Safety

How and when to perform CPR.

Use of a defibrillator

Foreign body airway obstruction (choking)

Heart attack and stroke

Injury management (bleeding, breaks, sprains and burns)

Other common medical emergencies

This course is one day or can be split over two sessions.

Discounts available for groups of 6 or more.