First Aid – Level 3 Award in Refresher First Aid at Work

Validated by Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC), an OFQUAL regulated awarding organisation, this qualification is required by any first aider who has an existing First Aid at Work certificate which is due to expire.

Candidates must complete a course workbook and three practical tests/assessments.

Unit 1 Emergency First Aid in the Workplace

• Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider.
• Be able to assess an emergency safely.
• Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty (breathing and not breathing correctly).
• Be able to use an AED effectively.
• Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is experiencing a seizure.
• Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is choking.
• Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding.
• Know how to provide first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock.
• Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries.

Unit 2 Recognition and Management of Illness and Injury in the Workplace

• Be able to conduct a secondary survey.
• Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected injuries to bones, muscles and joints.
• Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries.
• Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injuries.
• Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with burns and scalds.
• Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with an eye injury.
• Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected poisoning.
• Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with anaphylaxis.
• Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected major illness:
  • Heart Attack
  • Stroke
  • Asthma Attack
  • Diabetic Hypoglycaemic Emergency

This course will be delivered on on-site.

You can consider further courses in:

• Paediatric First Aid
• Anaphylaxis First Aid
• Defibrillator Training

For more information, contact Derby College Group on dcgprofessional@dcg.ac.uk