Blended First Aid at Work Refresher (BFAWR) 12 hours (6 hours online and 6 hours face to face)

Available dates 2024

April

• eLearning + Wed 17th
• eLearning + Fri 26th

 

May

• eLearning + Tue 7th
• eLearning + Wed 15th
• eLearning + Fri 24th

 

June

• eLearning + Mon 3rd
• eLearning + Fri 14th
• eLearning + Tue 25th

 

July

• eLearning + Wed 3rd
• eLearning + Mon 15th
• eLearning + Tue 25th

 

August

• eLearning + Thu 9th
• eLearning + Wed 21st

 

September

• eLearning + Thu 5th
• eLearning + Mon 16th
• eLearning + Fri 27th

 

October

• eLearning + Thu 3rd
• eLearning + Thu 17th
• eLearning + Mon 28th

 

November

• eLearning + Tue 5th
• eLearning + Mon 18th
• eLearning + Wed 27th

 

December

• eLearning + Mon 2nd
• eLearning + Thu 12th
• eLearning + Wed 18th

 

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To qualify for this course, your existing First Aid at Work certificate must be either within 3 months of expiry, or up to 1 month over expiry date. If you go over this extra month, then you must complete another initial 18 hour First Aid at Work course.

View Sample Lessons:

CPR and AED for an adult

Choking Adult

Extremes of Temperature

Duration: Approximately 6 hours online and 6 hours face to face.

Access: The eLearn aspect of this course can be completed on any PC or mobile device. Learners can study at their own pace, and log in and out as often as they wish.

Features:
1. Appeals to all learning styles with interactive quizzes, video and audio features.
2. Allows learners to work at their own pace, testing their knowledge as they progress through the course.
3. Provides a very thorough resource for those with English as a Second Language to equip them with the vocabulary, language skills and confidence to pass a practical course.

Assessment: Self checks after each section of the course and an end of course multiple choice assessment*.

Certification: On successful completion, learners can download a certificate as evidence that they have passed the course.

Accreditation: This course has been approved by the FAIB (First Aid Industry Body) and a number of Awarding Organisations. Please contact us for details.

*For enhanced quality assurance, it is strongly recommended that the eLearning module is completed prior to the practical face to face training day to ensure that learners have the opportunity to ask their trainer any questions about what they have learned and so that the trainer can test learners’ knowledge in the classroom before issuing the Full First Aid at Work certificate.

Course Information:

This course is ideal for people who work in higher risk working environments, or for those who would like to learn about a wider range of first aid emergencies.  This course suits those who work in more hazardous work environments. The course provides practical role play and demonstrations to build the individual’s confidence and knowledge when faced with a first aid emergency. Once you have completed this course you will be able to:

• Understand the role of a First Aider
• Decide what you need in your First Aid Kit
• Assess the area / situation in order to act safely and effectively in an emergency.
• Provide First Aid to an individual who is unconscious (Breathing and Non-Breathing)
• Administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and understand how to operate an AED
• Perform a Top to Toe Survey and place the casualty in the Recovery Position
• Treat for Bleeding, Burns, Fractures
• Identify when somebody is suffering from a Heart Attack / Angina Attack or Stroke
• Treat somebody who is Choking
• Provide First Aid for Chest, Spinal, and Head Injuries
• Recognise Signs & Symptoms and be able to Treat an Anaphylactic Shock
• Provide effective First Aid for Diabetes and Epilepsy
• Understand and treat for different Temperature Issues
• Understand and treat Asthma and Hyperventilation
• Identify and treat Soft Tissue Injuries, Nosebleeds and Eye Injuries
• Provide First Aid for Poisoning, Bites & Stings
• Understand and identify other common workplace injuries / illnesses

 

A practical assessment will take place on the final day of the course, which will include CPR, Dealing with an Unconscious Casualty, and Incident Management. A certificate approved by the F.A.I.B. (First Aid Industry Body) – which complies with the HSE’s First Aid training policy – will be issued on successful completion of the course. The certificate is valid for 3 years from the date of the training. An appropriate First Aid training manual will also be issued.