EC Meeting Papers July 2018

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Emergency First Aid in the Workplace

Days: 1

Date: 19 June 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

Days: 1

Date: 2 May 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

This one day course, at held at Quorn, is ideal for those working in low-hazard environments, such as a commercial business or an office. It is also suitable for organisations whose First Aid needs assessment identifies the need for somebody trained in Emergency First Aid. The Emergency First Aid at Work Course provides participants with the skills and confidence to respond to a range of First Aid emergencies, which they could encounter within the workplace. These include:

• Being unresponsive and not breathing (including training in the use of an automated external defibrillator, or AED • Being unresponsive but breathing • Having a seizure • Choking • Bleeding heavily • Being burnt Successful participants will receive a First Aid at Work certificate, which is valid for three years.

Tutor: British Red Cross

First Aid in the Workplace

Days: 3

Date: 8 - 10 January 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

This course is suitable for those who may need to provide First Aid to someone who is injured, or becomes ill, while at work. It also includes training on specific injuries and illnesses that may well have been identified in your unions First Aid needs assessment. This three day course, held at Quorn, covers – in addition to the skills covered in the one day option – training to help participants recognise and treat a wider range of injuries and medical conditions. These include, but are not restricted to: • Bone, muscle and joint injuries

• A stroke • Heart attacks and angina attacks • Diabetic emergency • Severe allergic reaction • An asthma attack • Head injuries Successful participants will receive a First Aid at Work certificate, which is valid for three years.

Tutor: British Red Cross

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