Outstanding yet again!! i have been on both emergency
first aid
at work and also more recently a paediatric course to cover me as a foster carer. Both courses have been excellent. I really can’t recommend highly enough. Thanks felice !!!
marc duncan
absolute brilliant!!
just finished a 3day first aid course with mick and i absolutely loved it. As a first timer i was abit anxious but was put at ease straight away very friendly, very clean, efficient and a fun and engaging way of learning. Anyone lookin to do a 1st aid course i would highly recommend fs training.
Laura burgess
amazing training course taken by mick.
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Choking happens when someone’s airway is obstructed so they cannot breathe. If someone cannot clear their airway themselves by coughing or spitting an object out of their mouth, blows to the back should help dislodge the object. Severe choking can cause a person to become unconscious if they cannot speak, cough or breathe. Abdominal thrusts (sometimes known as the heimlich manoeuvre) involve standing behind the person who’s choking, placing your arms around their waist, bending them forwards, clenching a fist above their belly button (with your other hand resting on top of your fist) pulling sharply inwards and upwards.
How to Do Basic First Aid
First aid is required in minor or major accidents. First aid should be given to save the life of the victim who is in danger. There are many situations where we can treat the person initially before taking the victim to the doctor.
The few situations where we can analyze and give the basic first aid treatment are listed below:
1. Burns.
We run a programme of open courses for anyone to sign on to. Whether it is you wanting to learn the basics of emergency first aid or a group of nursery nurses wanting to get their paediatric first aid certificate, it's all possible. Courses are based in our training centres in ambulance stations across beds, herts, cambs, essex, norfolk and suffolk. Most are currently run in the daytime but evening courses are also available.
The objectives of a first aid course are to learn how to provide basic medical care in an emergency situation. This can include learning how to control bleeding, how to splint a broken bone, and how to provide cpr.
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If a person is impaled on an object, do not remove it unless it is obstructing an airway. Removing the object is likely to cause additional injuries and increase the severity of bleeding. Avoid moving the person. If you must move them, you may shorten and secure the object. X research source survival, evasion and recovery - u. S. Military field manual fm 21-76-1 (1999)
first aid training courses and first aid training providers were originally
approved by the health and safety executive, however, this has not been the case since october 2013. The only hse approved first aid courses remaining are those for the offshore industry, such as commercial diving. Accredited / regulated training certificated trainingofqual has a range of policies and procedures in place to approve and monitor training and training centres for quality assurance purposes. Trainers working to ofqual standards must comply with the assessment principles for first aid qualifications, as described by skills for health. The emergency first aid at work level 2 course is offered at a wide range of training venues across the uk.