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 APPLY FIRST
AID COURSES:
Someone cuts his finger in
the work kitchen. At a gym, an older gentleman collapses from a
heart attack. During a sporting event, a young boy faints from
standing too long. Two automobiles collide, seriously injuring
the occupants. A youngster floats motionless, facedown in
a swimming pool. A diner at the next table chokes on food,
unable to breathe., this could all be around you or your
workplace.
Every day workplace procedures and also those accidents that
happen when you are out and about.
Accidents happen every day. Some of
these people just need a helping hand, while others will die or
suffer serious permanent injury if not immediately attended to.
Many things separate those who live and escape serious
disability from those who die or suffer long after their
misfortune.
The individuals fitness and health,
the severity of the initial incident, the distance from medical
care and often, just plain luck. No one can control these
variables.
 But there’s one variable you
can control when you’re on the scene of any
medical emergency: you. Often, life versus death
or complete recovery versus long-term disability lies with a
layperson first responder providing care between the emergency’s
onset and the arrival of professional medical personnel. If you
are there, you can provide that care. You can be an
Emergency Responder. As a layperson, you can’t guarantee that a
patient will live or fully recover – there’s too much beyond
anyone’s control – but you can feel confident that given the
circumstances, everything that can be done will be done. 
If you’re not familiar with
emergency care procedures, they can seem intimidating and
complex.
What do you do? For that matter, how do you know
what to do first?
Such questions may appear overwhelming, but
actually, they're not.
If you can remember DRSABCD’Sss you’ll know
what to do. This is because no matter what the nature of a
medical emergency, you follow the same steps in the same order,
providing basic care based on what you find. In the Emergency
First Response Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid)
modules of the programme, you’ll learn that DRSABCD’Sss prompt you to
follow the necessary steps in the right order, so you do the
right things at the right time.
You’ll learn to apply first
responder care following the same priorities used by medical
professionals.
Primary goals of occupational
health and safety are:
- To promote the health,
safety and welfare of people at work.
- To ensure safe work
practices in the handling of equipment and materials
- To ensure the prevention
of injury and illness and any risks to health and safety
arising out of the activities of people at work.
- To identify and report
any potential hazards from equipment, facilities and the
environment.
- To rectify, where
possible any potential hazards
- To report any accidents
and incidents
- To complete any required
occupational health and safety training
Topics include:
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Principles of
First Aid Basic Human
Anatomy and Function
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Prevention of
Accidents
Infection
Control
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D.R.S.A.B.C.D.Sss.
Action Plan Casualty
Assessment and Examination
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The Unconscious
Casualty Calling for an
Ambulance
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Cardio
Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Choking
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Automated
External Defibrillation orientation Heart Related
Problems
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Bandaging
Techniques Fractures and
Dislocations
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Soft Tissue
Injuries Shock
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Bleeding Abdominal
Injuries
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Faints Head Injuries
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Spinal Injuries Chest Injuries
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Burns and
Scalds Breathing
Disorders
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Eye Injuries Strokes
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Electrocution Bites and
Stings
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Diabetes
EpiPen and AnaPen
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Fits and
Seizures Drug Overdoses
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Poisoning Exposure
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