MTS Training

Content of an emergency first aid at work (EFAW) course

On completion of training, successful candidates should be able to:

■ understand the role of the first-aider, including reference to:
– the importance of preventing cross infection;
– the need for recording incidents and actions;
– use of available equipment;

■ assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency;

■ administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure);

■ administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use an automated external defibrillator;

■ administer first aid to a casualty who is choking;

■ administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded and bleeding;

■ administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock;

■ provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters).