Basic Life Support course is a 3 hour course that covers the bare minimum of First Aid. Typically this will include

• • CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) & use of a defibrillator when someone is unconscious and not breathing

• • Recovery Position as an option when someone is unconscious and breathing

• • Dealing with someone that is conscious and choking

It provides basic skills for someone that is, say, an Appointed Person at Work, but does not classify someone as a Workplace First Aider.

This 6-hour (1 day) course is for small and low risk Businesses. It is also suitable for instructors and trainers that run small classes. e.g. yoga, swimming and martial arts teachers.

The Emergency First Aid at Work qualification (EFAW) is ideal for most businesses whose risk assessment has identified that there is no requirement for a fully trained first aider for their workplace.

Duration: 6 hours / 1 day

Syllabus:

• The role of the first aider including:
  • – the importance of preventing cross infection
  • – the need for recording incidents and subsequent actions
  • – use of available first aid equipment
• Legislation – first aid law including first aider litigation issues
• Assessing any situation to act safely, promptly and effectively in any emergency
• Unconscious casualty management including Epilepsy
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a non-breathing casualty
• Use of an Automated External Defibrillator
• Choking first aid for a casualty with a blocked airway
• First aid for a casualty that has been injured and is bleeding
• Shock (Hypovolaemic)
• Minor injuries first aid for small cuts, grazes and bruises and small splinters
• Minor burns and scalds

Suitable for high hazard environments and working conditions that require comprehensive first aid cover such as in factories or on building sites and companies with high numbers of staff. No previous first aid experience is required to attend this course.

Duration: 18 hours / 3 days

Some providers can offer this as 6 hours online followed by 2 classroom days

If you are renewing and your certificate is still in date, you have the option of a shortened 12-hour / 2 day Requalification

Syllabus:

Day 1 - same as Emergency First Aid at Work

Day(s) 2 (and 3 if full course)

• administer first aid to a casualty with:
  • injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including suspected spinal injuries;
  • chest injuries;
  • burns and scalds;
  • eye injuries;
  • sudden poisoning;
  • anaphylactic shock;
• recognise the presence of major illness (including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes) and provide appropriate first aid.

Immediate Life Support (ILS) is a First Aid course for Medical Professionals as defined by the Resuscitation Council. It goes beyond Basic Life Support to include Airway Management skills and the use of lifesaving drugs and Oxygen.

Basic Life Support course is a 3 hour course that covers the bare minimum of First Aid. Typically this will include

• • CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) & use of a defibrillator when someone is unconscious and not breathing

• • Recovery Position as an option when someone is unconscious and breathing

• • Dealing with someone that is conscious and choking

It provides basic skills for someone that is, say, an Appointed Person at Work, but does not classify someone as a Workplace First Aider.

This course is the entry level Paediatric First Aid course suitable for parents, nannies and au pairs. However, if you are registering with Ofsted you will need the full two day (12 hour) course instead. Make sure you know which one you need for work.

Duration: 6 hours / 1 day

This is the syllabus for the 4 Minutes 6-hour First Aid course as laid down by the Statutory Framework

• Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
• Help a baby or child who is having a seizure
• Help a baby or child who is choking
• Help a baby or child who is bleeding
• Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolaemic shock)
• Help a baby or child with minor injuries

Duration: 12 hours / 2 days

Some providers can offer this as 6 hours online followed by 1 classroom day

If you are renewing and your certificate is still in date, you have the option of a shortened 12-hour / 2 day Requalification

Syllabus:

Day 1 - same as Emergency Paediatric First Aid (above)

Day 2 / Second 6 hours

• Help a baby or child who is suffering from anaphylactic shock
• Help a baby or child who has had an electric shock
• Help a baby or child who has burns or scalds
• Help a baby or child who has a suspected fracture
• Help a baby or child with head, neck or back injuries
• Help a baby or child who is suspected of being poisoned
• Help a baby or child with a foreign body in eyes, ears or nose
• Help a baby or child with an eye injury
• Help a baby or child with a bite or sting
• Help a baby or child who is suffering from the effects of extreme heat or cold
• Help a baby or child having: a diabetic emergency; an asthma attack; an allergic reaction; meningitis; and/or febrile convulsions
• Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider (including appropriate contents of a first aid box and the need for recording accidents and incidents)

Duration: varies, but typically 5-6 hours

The School staff First Aid course is a handy course when a School already meets its legal requirements for First Aiders but would like to have additional staff qualified to deal with incidents out of hours or when regular teaching staff are on breaks - Breakfast Club, lunchtime duty and after-school clubs are typical examples.

Usually the syllabus covers typical problems such as strains/sprains, bites asthma and anaphylaxis as well as the basics of resuscitation, bleeds and choking.

Typical Syllabus (but can vary according to time available & needs):

• CPR and Defibrillation
• Choking
• Bleeds and shock
• Asthma
• Anaphylaxis
• Strains/sprains, dislocations and fractures
• Head injuries

This qualification was adapted from the Outdoor First Aid course (above) to better serve the needs of the Forest School Leader that is teaching outside, possible away from an accessible road.

This 16 hour course syllabus meets the needs for a Forest School Leader First Aid qualification.

Duration: 16 hours / 2 days

Syllabus:

The syllabus takes into consideration both adult and child First Aid needs and, if combined with the Paediatric First Aid qualification, infant First Aid needs.

Day 1 / first 8 hours - as covered in 8 hour / 1-day Outdoor course

Day 2 / second 8 hours - as covered by day 2 of the Outdoor course plus any requirements from the Paediatric First Aid qualification.

Children can be taught First Aid skills from a very early age. From 5 or 6 they can start to understand what to do and who to call.

Schools can also run First Aid courses for older Children as part of PSHE, or as part of  School Leaver programme.

Whilst they may not have the physical strength to carry out CPR early on, they can learn the technique for when they get older and there are Manikin sets that are designed to be easier for younger people to practice on.

Many Training Companies specialise in teaching children and can come into Schools.

New parents and Grandparents that might be expected to carry out babysitting duties often want some First Aid training to reassure them should anything happen

Having a baby is, obviously, lifechanging and simple techniques can reassure the adult that they are prepared.

Typically a (grand)parenting class will  last about 2 hours and cover basics such as CPR, choking, burns & scalds, fits as well as mor worrying issues such as sepsis and meningitis.

This qualification is aimed at those who work in the outdoors close to roads or buildings.

Duration: 8 hours / 1 day

Typical Syllabus:

• Be able to assess an emergency situation in an Outdoor setting and prioritise what action to take
• Be able to provide first aid to a child and an adult who is unresponsive in an outdoor setting
• Be able to provide first aid to a child and an adult that is choking in an Outdoor setting
• Be able to provide first aid to a child and an adult with external bleeding in an Outdoor setting
• Be able to provide first aid to a child and an adult who is in shock in an Outdoor setting
• Be able to provide first aid to a child and an adult who is experiencing the effects of extreme cold in an Outdoor setting
• Be able to provide first aid to a child and an adult who has minor injuries an Outdoor setting
• Be able to monitor a casualty whilst awaiting help in an Outdoor setting

This qualification indicates an individual can undertake the role of Outdoor First Aider in the more rural and remote areas of the British Isles where professional emergency assistance may be more than 10 minutes away.

This 16 hour Outdoor course syllabus usually complies with the syllabus as laid down by a range of Governing Bodies for Outdoor Sports.

Duration: 16 hours / 2 days

Syllabus:

Day 1 / first 8 hours - as covered in 8 hour / 1-day Outdoor course

Day 2

• Be able to apply incident management and casualty assessment principles in the outdoors.
• Be able to respond to an incident involving limb injury in the outdoors.
• Be able to respond to an incident involving a casualty with a head, neck or torso injury in the outdoors.
• Be able to respond to an incident involving medical conditions or sudden illness in the outdoors.
• Be able to respond to an incident involving the effects of cold and heat in the outdoors.
• Be able to respond to an incident involving activity or environmental factors in the outdoors.

This qualification was adapted from the Outdoor First Aid course (above) to better serve the needs of the Forest School Leader that is teaching outside, possible away from an accessible road.

This 16 hour course syllabus meets the needs for a Forest School Leader First Aid qualification.

Duration: 16 hours / 2 days

Syllabus:

The syllabus takes into consideration both adult and child First Aid needs and, if combined with the Paediatric First Aid qualification, infant First Aid needs.

Day 1 / first 8 hours - as covered in 8 hour / 1-day Outdoor course

Day 2 / second 8 hours - as covered by day 2 of the Outdoor course plus any requirements from the Paediatric First Aid qualification.

Quite often, one of the above Nationally recognised courses aren't exactly what is needed. Take, for example a Church community. This would consist of people aged 1 to 100, depending on the activities run. No one course meets all the requirements, so a Bespoke course makes more sense. Take a look at ChurchFirstAid.co.uk as a prime example of this.

The purpose of this First Responder on Scene qualification is to provide first responders with the skills, knowledge and understanding to provide the appropriate care to a casualty prior to the arrival of an ambulance.

This qualification is Category C on the FPHC PHEM Skills Framework and is suitable for learners age 16+

You can find out more about the course specification, requirements etc. on the Futurequals website here.

FREC® courses are part of the Qualsafe Awards suite of PreHospital Qualifications

Click here to see the full range and the qualification specifications.

They provide a progressive route for Ambulance Personnel as well as those wishing to work as First Aiders.

Immediate Life Support (ILS) is a First Aid course for Medical Professionals as defined by the Resuscitation Council. It goes beyond Basic Life Support to include Airway Management skills and the use of lifesaving drugs and Oxygen.

The purpose of this First Responder on Scene qualification is to provide first responders with the skills, knowledge and understanding to provide the appropriate care to a casualty prior to the arrival of an ambulance.

This qualification is Category C on the FPHC PHEM Skills Framework and is suitable for learners age 16+

You can find out more about the course specification, requirements etc. on the Futurequals website here.

FREC® courses are part of the Qualsafe Awards suite of PreHospital Qualifications

Click here to see the full range and the qualification specifications.

They provide a progressive route for Ambulance Personnel as well as those wishing to work as First Aiders.

This course is the entry level Paediatric First Aid course suitable for parents, nannies and au pairs. However, if you are registering with Ofsted you will need the full two day (12 hour) course instead. Make sure you know which one you need for work.

Duration: 6 hours / 1 day

This is the syllabus for the 4 Minutes 6-hour First Aid course as laid down by the Statutory Framework

• Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
• Help a baby or child who is having a seizure
• Help a baby or child who is choking
• Help a baby or child who is bleeding
• Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolaemic shock)
• Help a baby or child with minor injuries

Quite often, one of the above Nationally recognised courses aren't exactly what is needed. Take, for example a Church community. This would consist of people aged 1 to 100, depending on the activities run. No one course meets all the requirements, so a Bespoke course makes more sense. Take a look at ChurchFirstAid.co.uk as a prime example of this.

Children can be taught First Aid skills from a very early age. From 5 or 6 they can start to understand what to do and who to call.

Schools can also run First Aid courses for older Children as part of PSHE, or as part of  School Leaver programme.

Whilst they may not have the physical strength to carry out CPR early on, they can learn the technique for when they get older and there are Manikin sets that are designed to be easier for younger people to practice on.

Many Training Companies specialise in teaching children and can come into Schools.

New parents and Grandparents that might be expected to carry out babysitting duties often want some First Aid training to reassure them should anything happen

Having a baby is, obviously, lifechanging and simple techniques can reassure the adult that they are prepared.

Typically a (grand)parenting class will  last about 2 hours and cover basics such as CPR, choking, burns & scalds, fits as well as mor worrying issues such as sepsis and meningitis.