Course overview
The course is a refresher for the lifesaving skills and includes:
- Understanding the role of the first aider, acting safely, cross infection, recording incidents, available equipment and its use
- Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious
- Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to access and use an AED (Defibrillator)
- Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking, wounded or suffering from shock
- Provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries, small cuts, grazes, minor burns and scalds
- Administer first aid to a casualty with, injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including suspected spinal injuries, chest injuries, burns and scalds, eye injuries, sudden poisoning, anaphylactic shock
- Recognise the presence of major illness and provide appropriate first aid including, heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes
- Formative and Summative assessments will take place during the course in order to verify that the learning objectives have been achieved.
Course details
- Duration: 2 Days/minimum of 12 contact hours - 9:15am to 4:15pm
- Cost: £160
- Location: Coed Pella, Conway Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7AZ
Course dates
- 2026:
- 2 and 3 November
- 23 and 24 November
- 1 and 2 December
- 2027:
- 25 and 26 January
- 1 and 2 February
- 18 and 19 February
- 4 and 5 March
- 8 and 9 April
- 12 and 13 April
- 24 and 25 May
- 8 and 9 June
- 5 and 6 July
- 9 and 10 August
- 6 and 7 September
- 27 and 28 September
- 25 and 26 October
- 10 and 11 November
- 29 and 30 November
- 2028:
- 12 and 13 January
- 2 and 3 February
- 14 and 15 February
- 6 and 7 March