Overview

The Highfield Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work course is aimed at learners who are required to become emergency first-aiders in the workplace. This one-day course meets the requirements for training emergency first-aiders in those organisations that have identified that staff need to be trained to this level within their first-aid needs assessment.

Candidates will gain an understanding of:

• Roles and responsibilities – Candidates should understand the terminology used in first aid.

• First-aid incidents – Candidates should know how to assess an incident.

• Unconscious casualties – Candidates should know how to manage an unconscious casualty.

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation – Candidates should know how to manage a casualty who is not breathing normally.

• Choking – Candidates should know how to treat a casualty who is choking.

• Bleeding – Candidates should know how to manage a casualty who has a bleeding injury.

• Shock – Candidates should know how to manage a casualty who is in shock.

• Minor injuries – Candidates should know how to treat minor injuries that commonly occur in the workplace.

This qualification is assessed by a practical demonstration and a multiple-choice theory test.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive an emergency first aid at work certificate which is valid for three years. It is a mandatory requirement that candidates should be requalified every 3 years.