Choosing the correct First Aid course for you
We run the following courses:
- Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) (HSE) – 1 day course (click here for dates and to book on)
- First Aid at Work Refresher (FAW) (HSE) – 2 day course (click here for dates and to book on)
- Emergency Outdoor First Aid – 2 day course (click here for dates and to book on)
- First Aid at Work (FAW) (HSE) – 3 day course (click here for dates and to book on)
First Aid courses for business
If you are looking to book a First Aid course for your business and you’re not sure which course to book, have a look at the chart below and select which First Aid personnel you need from column 3, they then need to book onto that course, so just use the drop down menu at the top ‘Courses & Booking’ to choose a course date. Please take a moment to look at the whole chart and if you have any questions, get in touch or click here to be redirected to the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
First Aid courses for Outdoor Instructors
The REC 2 day Emergency First Aid for the Outdoors is the course you will need (click here for dates and to book on). this course is approved and recognised by MBLA (was SMBLA) for TCL & MBL, MLTB (ML summer and winter), UKMBLA, RYA, BASI, ASSI, BCU, BOF, CTC, MIAS, British Cycling, Welsh Cycling, Scottish Cycling and most other NGB’s (National Governing Bodies).
For British Cycling (sponsored by HSBC) Breeze Champions (women’s only ride instructors), the minimum recommended course is the REC 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW). Click here for dates and to book on.
Below is what is covered on each course, as you can see, each day builds on the previous days learning.
| Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) 6 hour course | Emergency First Aid at Work +F for Forestry Workers (EFAW+F) 8 hour course | REC Outdoor First Aid, 2 days | First Aid at Work (3 day) & First Aid at Work Requalification (2 Day) |
| Principles of first aid | ← Everything which is in the EFAW course plus the below | ← Everything which is in the EFAW course plus the below | ← Everything which is in the EFAW & REC Outdoor 2 Day course plus the below |
| Roll of a first aider | Head injuries | Head injuries | COSHH |
| Preventing cross infection | Lyme disease | Stroke | Safety Data Sheets |
| Communication, help & evacuation | Crush injuries | Diabetes | Substances and mixture regulations |
| Vital signs | Ticks | Anaphylactic shock | Contents of a first aid kit |
| Emergency action & safety | Chest injuries | ||
| Airway problems, how to recognise them and manage it | Stomach/Abdomen injuries | ||
| Safe airway position & casualty care | Environmental injuries: Hypothermia, frost nip & Frost bite, hyperthermia | ||
| CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) & how to use an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) | Limb injuries: Bones fractures, muscle & soft tissue damage and Joint problems | ||
| How deal with choking | Head to toe checks | ||
| Chest pain, heart attack, collapsing & heart stoppage | Pelvic damage | ||
| Bleeding, cuts, grazes & bleeds, treating bleeding from open wounds | Spinal injuries | ||
| Shock, recognition and treatment | Moving casualties | ||
| Dealing with an unconscious casualty, including seizures | Triage | ||
| Burns & scalds | |||
| Recording incidents & accidents (accident book) |