Anyone needing to renew their existing, valid First Aid at Work certificate should take this course.
You can still attend the course even if your certificate has expired; however, the HSE recommends taking the First Aid at Work (three-day course) if more than a month has passed since expiration.
Modules Breakdown
This two-day refresher course covers the full three-day First Aid at Work curriculum in just two days, ensuring participants maintain the skills necessary to handle a wide range of emergencies.
- Adult resuscitation (CPR)
- Allergic reactions
- Asthma
- Bone, muscle, and joint injuries
- Burns and scalds
- Chest pains
- Choking (adult)
- Communication and casualty care
- Eye injuries
- Fainting
- Head injuries
- Defibrillator prompts and how to respond (theory-based)
- Defibrillator pad placement (theory-based)
- Low blood sugar
- Managing an emergency
- Minor and severe bleeding
- Poisons and how to treat someone who has been poisoned
- Role of the first responder (including knowledge of health and safety regulations)
- Seizures
- Shock
- Spinal injuries
- Stroke
- Unresponsive adult