Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) – Glenwherry Hill Farm, Balllymena, N Ireland

Date: 09/03/2019 - 10/03/2019 Time: All Day
Location:
Glenwherry Hill Farm
Glenhead Road, Ballymena, Co Antrim, BT42 9RF

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Aim

This 1½ day course will be theory and practical based ensuring that the practical element is realistic and relevant, aimed at the shooting community. The training is provided by an ex-front line Army medic expert with 12 years real life experience. Being trained by the best will instil you with confidence and provide all the knowledge and skills required to be a successful first aider.

Course structure

The content of the course will cover the following:

Roles and responsibilities Gunshot wounds/associated wounds
Scene management Amputations and crushing injuries
Fractures Splinting techniques
Casualty handling Casualty evacuation
Spinal injuries Transporting a casualty with spinal conditions
Up-to-date new and improved First Aid equipment familiarisation Tourniquet usage and application
Ticks, snakes, bees and associated illnesses Individual and pair CPR
Choking Stroke
Burns Diabetes
Hypo/Hyperthermia Cardiac conditions
Ballistic Trauma, Severe Bleeding (incl Chainsaw trauma) Celox familiarisation
Management of shock Stroke
Safety and use of a Defibrillator Unresponsive casualty
Entry requirement

Nil required and no pre course reading required.

How the course is delivered

The course is theory and practical based over 1 ½ days. Teaching the topics and confirming by practice. The Guided Learning Hours for this course is 6 hours for the Ofqual regulated qualification, in conjunction to this we have added additional topics that are bespoke to BASC Members and therefore making the course 1 ½ days.

Certification

This course is an Ofqual regulated certificated course. Once completed you will be an in date trained first aider for 3 years.

Fees

The cost for this course is £190.00 per student.

Course only available to BASC members

Additional Information and Cancellation policy

Should there be insufficient bookings, BASC reserve the right to cancel the course. In the interests of fairness BASC will aim to provide candidates notification of cancellation as soon as possible prior to the advertised start date. Candidates will be offered the option to transfer to another course if available.

We strongly recommend that fees for any accommodation you book are refundable as BASC will not be responsible for any losses incurred by candidates.

If for any reason you cancel your place on the course then the following scale of charges may apply:-

Members
Reallocation to another course (only available 8 weeks or more before the course start date) £25
Cancellation more than 8 weeks before the course start date 30% course cost
Cancellation less than 8 weeks but more than 4 weeks before the course start date 60% course cost
Cancellation less than 4 weeks before the course start date 100% course cost

 

Bookings

Bookings are closed for this event.