FIRST AID - LEVEL A

First Aid courses provide invaluable lifesaving skills for both the workplace and home environment. This course is a full First Aid course to learn first aid regarding the labour act, this course is registered as First Aid – Level A course with the Ministry of Health & Social Services and the Ministry of Labour & Social Welfare.

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First Aid – Level A Core Course Objective

To enable the practitioner to manage a wide variety of injuries and medical emergencies at a First Aid level.

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First Aid – Level A Course Content

• Principle of emergency care – safety and emergency scene management

• Artificial respirations

• CPR, incl. AED

• Airway obstruction

• Wounds & bleeding

• Fractures

• Burn wounds

• Trauma

• Practical demonstrations & participation

• Environmental illnesses,

• Drowning

• Poisoning

• Bites & stings

• Chest pain & paralyses

• Cardio & neurological emergencies

• Fits/epilepsy

• Management of soft tissue injuries

• Foreign management

 

Duration

3 days full-time course (08h00   ̴ 16h00)

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Accreditation

Ministry of Health & Social Services

Ministry Of Labour, Industrial Relations & Employment Creation

Health Professional Council of Namibia - CPD Desk