FIRST AID AT WORK LEVEL 3 (VTQ)
Become a Fully Trained First Aider in Your Workplace. Perfect for learning all of the essentials and more!
Ideal for businesses whose risk assessment has identified that they require a fully trained first aider.
Minimum duration: 18 contact hours over a minimum of 3 days.
Valid for: 3 years.
Course Content:
As for Emergency First Aid at Work Level 3 (VTQ) plus
1. Be able to conduct a secondary survey
1.1 Identify the information to be collected when gathering a casualty history
1.2 Demonstrate how to conduct a head to toe survey
2. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected injuries to bones, muscles and joints
2.1 Recognise suspected fractures, dislocations, strains and sprains
2.2 Identify how to administer first aid for fractures, dislocations, strains and sprains
2.3 Demonstrate how to apply a support sling and an elevated sling
3. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries
3.1 Recognise a suspected head injury and spinal injury
3.2 Identify how to administer first aid for a suspected head injury
3.3 Demonstrate how to administer first aid for a suspected spinal injury
4. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injury
4.1 Recognise a suspected: Flail chest / penetrating chest injury
4.2 Identify how to administer first aid for a Flail chest / penetrating chest injury
5. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with burns and scolds
5.1 Identify the factors that affect the severity of burns and scalds
5.2 Identify how to administer first aid for burns involving: dry heat/wet heat/electricity/chemicals
6. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with an eye injury
6.1 Identify how to administer first aid for eye injuries involving: Dust/chemicals/embedded objects
7. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning
7.1 Identify the routes that poisons can take to enter the body
7.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty affected by sudden poisoning
7.3 Identify sources of information for treating those affected by sudden poisoning