Welcome to this course about First Aid
By the end of this course, you will have learned about the following:
- How to identify the roles and responsibilities of first aiders.
- How to minimise the risk of infection to self and others.
- How to complete an incident report form.
- First aid skills.
- How to conduct a Primary Survey.
- How to identify when and how to call emergency services.
- Explain how to assess a casualty’s level of consciousness.
- How to open a casualty’s airway and check their breathing.
- Explain how to correctly put an unconscious person into the recovery position.
- Describe how to treat a casualty who is in a seizure.
- Explain how to perform CPR.
- Describe how to identify a casualty with a blocked airway.
- Explain how to treat a person who is choking.
- Explain how to control severe external bleeding.
- Describe signs and symptoms of shock.
- Describe how to manage a casualty who is in shock.
- Describe how to manage small cuts, grazes, and bruises, minor burns, scalds, and splinters.














