First Aid and Safety for the over 50s
The First Aid and Safety for the over 50s is an online course – please click the link to proceed to the course – http://www.pro50plus.co.uk/en/?a=37836
£24.95 + VAT Per Trainee
This course provides basic first aid awareness training and accident prevention to adults over the age of 50. Areas of focus include providing care for partners and dealing with incidents involving younger members of the family. There is also a small section on pet first aid.
After this course, the learner will have a greater understanding of the possible injuries and illnesses that could affect all age groups. He/she will understand why immediate professional care is vital to ensure that pain and suffering is reduced as much as possible and will have more confidence to deal with an emergency situation, should it arise.
Course Curriculum
- Introduction
- Introduction to first aid
- How and when to call the medical professionals
- Who will arrive when you call 999
- Waiting for the EMS to Arrive
- Keeping yourself fit
- ID tags and bracelets
- Accidents, Prevention and Keeping Safe
- Accidents and how to avoid them
- Keeping safe in an emergencies
- Gloves and infection control
- First aid kits
- Falls and Fall Prevention
- Unconscious, Heart and respiratory Problems
- Fainting
- Heart attack, angina and chest pain
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest and CPR
- CPR Breakdown
- Chest Compressions Only
- What the Paramedics will do and AED units
- Choking
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Injury First Aid Skills
- Bleeding and cuts
- Spinal injury
- Types of shock and treatment
- Breaks, fractures, sprains and strains
- Burns
- Eye injuries
- Heat and cold emergencies
- Illness First Aid Skills
- Stroke
- Diabetes and nutrition problems
- Breathing problems and asthma
- Allergic Reactions
- Other First Aid Skills
- First aid on children
- First aid on pets
- Summary and keeping skill fresh