CPR/BLS and AED for Healthcare Professionals - £50
CPR/BLS and AED for Healthcare Professionals course is to provide the learner with the skills, knowledge and understanding in the provision of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and of the safe use and management of an Automated External Defibrillator.
This qualification offers the trained provider the opportunity to provide effective emergency lifesaving first aid care using an AED. This is achieved through the understanding of the BLS/AED algorithm and the responsibilities and treatment principles of AED use.
This course covers Basic Life Support skills and includes skills for Adult, Child and Infant as well as healthcare variations on infant CPR. The course includes: Safety, precautions, initial assessment, recovery position, CPR, compression only CPR, CPR handover and choking.
This is ideal for nurses, care workers or medical professionals needing annual updates to complete professional membership.
AED training is also included in the course. Learning AED skills is becoming more important with the increase in the numbers of units in the community and workplace. They are easy to use with a little training and make a real difference in the chance of survival to someone in cardiac arrest.
All our first aid courses fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 as per the HSE requirements.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement.
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Firefighters
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Nurses
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Care workers
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Doctors
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First Aiders
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Medical workers
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People needing basic CPR skills
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First Aid at Work Level 3 (VTQ) - FAW
First Aid at Work Level 3 (VTQ) - FAW is ideal for businesses that require a fully trained first aider in the workplace.
All courses meet the new guidelines set out by the HSE in October 2003 and meet the requirements of the First Aid at Work (First Aid) regulations 1981 and subsequent 2016 changes.
The course is 18 hours delivered over 3 days and the certificate is valid for 3 years.
The minimum age for anyone attending the classroom course is 16 years old.
The content of the course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement.
Occupations that use this course:
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Factories
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Construction and Building
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High Risk Business
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Agriculture
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Manufacturing
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Any workplace where a higher level of training is required
First Aid at Work Level 3 (VTQ) - FAW for Forestry
First Aid at Work Level 3 (VTQ) - FAW for Forestry is an advancement on the FAW course specifically designed for those who work in the Forestry industry.
This version of the FAW-F course includes extra subjects required by the Forestry Commission - Severe cuts, crush injuries, Hypothermia, and Lyme disease. Also included to comply with the latest HSE and ERC guidelines, are Tourniquets and Haemostatic dressings.
The course is 20 contact hours run over a 3 day period, the certificate lasts 3 years.
Occupations that use this course:
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Forestry Workers
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Hauliers
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Tree Surgeons
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Felling
First Aid at Work Level 3 (VTQ) - FAW Blended Courses
In May 2016 the HSE and Awarding Organisations announced that the computer based blended training is now allowed for all workplace first aid courses. You can now become a fully trained qualified First Aider in the workplace with 2 days of classroom training after completing the online course.
A blended FAW course meets all of the requirements under the HSE and Awarding Organisations and is available as a ProTrainings or Regulated Qualification.
First Aid at Work Level 3 (VTQ) - FAW Renewal
As long as the qualification period has not elapsed, you can renew your qualification over a 2 day (12 hour) period.
This applies for any of the FAW courses.
First Aid at Work Level 3 (VTQ) - FAW Blended Renewal
As for the full course, the renewal can now be conducted in the blended format, this involves online learning followed by a classroom course.
The classroom segment is conducted over a 1 day (6 hour) period.