FAW with TECC Awareness
This is a course written in house offering a full FAW certificate with TECC awareness.
Who is this qualification for?
This is ideal for those working in a medium to high risk environment and managers who need to know what to do in a mass casualty situation.
How long will it take?
To complete this qualification learners should expect to undertake 24 hours of learning, typically over three days, with a minimum contact time of 20 hours.
Topics covered
- Introduction and Principles of first aid
- Vital signs and 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
- TECC – mass casualty
- Triage
- Scenarios
Assessment method
This qualification is assessed by a practical demonstration and written/ oral questioning.