First Aid Course
First Aid Training Level 3
Our first aid courses are designed to provide participants with essential medical knowledge and practical skills, empowering them to confidently respond to emergency situations and offer critical assistance when needed.
Purpose of the course:
Unit Standard 119567)
This course will enable the learner to take leadership in emergencies. More focus is placed on serious injuries and illnesses.
Target group:
Employees of companies where there is a higher risk of serious injuries.
Course outline:
1. Emergency Scene Management
⭄ Multiple injury management (Triage)
⭄ Ethics related to Emergency Care
2. The Primary Survey
3. Management of shock
4. The Medical casualty
⭄ CPR for adult, child and infant casualties (2020 Guidelines)
⭄ Choking for adults, children & infants
⭄ Unconsciousness & Fainting
⭄ Breathing emergencies
⭄ Heart Attack
⭄ Stroke
⭄ Epilepsy
⭄ Behavioural Emergencies
⭄ Emergency Childbirth
5. The Trauma casualty
⭄ Bleeding
⭄ Wounds
⭄ The management of foreign objects
⭄ Burn wounds
⭄ Soft tissue management
⭄ Hand injuries
⭄ Chest, pelvic and abdominal injuries
⭄ Head, eye and ear injuries
⭄ Crush and explosion injuries
⭄ Fractures and Joint Injuries
⭄ Spinal injuries
⭄ Rescue carries
6. Environmental casualties
⭄ Drowning
⭄ Heat and cold casualties
⭄ Poisoning
⭄ Bites & stings
7. Anatomy & physiology
Assessment:
⭄ Training: 50% theory & 50% practical
⭄ Evaluation: 30% theory & 70% Practical
⭄ Competency in CPR is compulsory
Other information:
Entry Requirement:
⭄ Valid Level 2 Certificate and Grade 9 or equivalent
⭄ Language: English or Afrikaans
⭄ Certificate: Certificate of Competence issued, valid for 3 years.
Duration:
⭄ If you have a valid First Aid Level 2 certificate: 20 hours, excluding 2 hours evaluation (3 days)
⭄ If you do not have a valid First Aid Level 2 certificate, you will be required to attend a First Aid Level 1, 2 & 3 course. See our combination courses for more details.
