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Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF)

Name: Qualsafe Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work
Start: 2025-08-04T09:30:00+0100
End: 2025-08-04T16:30:00+0100
Location: Kingsbridge Training Academy

This 1-day course provides learners with skills and knowledge to deal with first aid situations in low-risk workplace environments for the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 and the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (NI) 1982 purposes.

Suitable for: Anyone wishing to become an emergency first aider.

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Aims & Objectives

Aim

Gain the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of emergency first aid situations and/or take on the role of emergency first aider in the workplace.

Objectives

Outline the role and responsibilities of a first aider
Identify how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others
Identify the need for consent to provide first aid
Conduct a scene survey
Identify how to assess an incident
Understand when it is appropriate to summon assistance
Identify when and how to administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) using a manikin
Identify when and how to place a casualty into the recovery position
Outline and demonstrate how to provide first aid to:

– an unresponsive casualty

– a casualty who is choking

– a casualty with external bleeding

– a casualty who is in shock

– a casualty who is experiencing a seizure

– a casualty with minor injuries, including small cuts, grazes, bruises, small splinters, and nosebleeds

Assessment: Final assessment will be through observation and one MCQ paper.

Course certification: Upon successful completion of the course, delegates will receive a Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work approved for the purpose of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and 1982 (NI), which is valid for 3 years. There is no requalification course which reduces the course duration. Once the qualification has expired, or is due to expire, the learner is required to undertake the course again in order to maintain the qualification.

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Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course delegates should be able to:

Understand their role as a first aider and their responsibilities to the workforce
Quickly and accurately assess an incident and prioritise their response
Identify and demonstrate how to treat an unresponsive casualty and a casualty who is choking
Demonstrate how to treat external bleeding and a range of minor injuries
Recognise a casualty who is in shock and demonstrate how you would respond to that situation