FAW Requalification
Who is this qualification for?
For persons who hold a current First Aid at Work certificate a renewal is needed after 3 years.How long will it take?
To complete this qualification learners should expect to undertake 12 hours of refresher training, typically over 2 days.
Topics covered
- Introduction
- Principles of first aid
- Vital signs
- Incident procedure
- Treatment of an Unresponsive Casualty
- Bleeding and Shock
- Practical scenarios
- Basic life support Heart attack and Chain of survival theory
- Basic Life Support Non-Heart Attack (child/drowning)
- Choking
- Minor Injuries – soft tissue injury, fractures and dislocations
- Serious injuries – including injuries to the head, spine and torso
- Hypothermia/ Hyperthermia
- Insulation and shelter – with relevance to the working environment
- Common medical problems – includes angina/conscious heart attack, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy (seizures), faints, anaphylaxis and stroke
- Conscious casualty positioning
- Burns, scalds and electric shock
- Poisons
- Eye injuries
- First aid kits
- Legislation and Administration – including record keeping
- AED training - includes theory and safety issues, practical scenarios utilising a training unit, documentation and maintenance
- Manual handling considerations in first aid provision
Assessment method
This qualification is assessed by a practical demonstration and written/ oral questioning.