First Aid for Musculoskeletal therapists

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First Aid for Life is an Award Winning fully regulated First Aid Training provider, our trainers are highly experienced medical and emergency services professionals who will tailor the training to your needs.

Our First Aid training for Physios, Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Sports Massage and Musculoskeletal Therapists covers all the key first aid skills and knowledge for you to provide immediate and appropriate First Aid in an emergency. In addition it qualifies as verifiable CPD.

Individuals can join our scheduled courses in London or group courses can be booked throughout the UK

  • Physiotherapists
  • Chiropractors
  • Osteopaths
  • Musculoskeletal and massage therapists
  • Sports Clubs & Organisations
  • Heath professionals

Every course is tailored to the needs of those attending – please let us know if there are particular areas you need us to cover.

By the end of the course you will have learnt:

  • Assess and treat an unconscious casualty
  • How to put and adult, baby or child into the Recovery Position
  • How to perform CPR on an adult, child and baby
  • How to help someone suffering a Heart Attack
  • How and when to use a defibrillator (AED)
  • Heart attacks and angina
  • How to help someone choking
  • First aid for an asthma attack
  • Recognising and treating anaphylaxis
  • first aid for a heador spinal injury
  • How to treat major and minor injuries
  • How to recognise and treat seizures
  • recognition and management of a Stroke 
  • Recognise the signs and symptoms of sepsis and meningitis
  • Understand the priorities in an emergency and when to call an ambulance
  • Action planning in an emergency
  • Treatment of an unconscious breathing casualty (Recovery Position)
  • Resuscitation in adults, babies and children (CPR)
  • Choking 
  • What to put into your First aid kit
  • Bleeding – minor and major
  • Burns
  • Head and spinal injuries – concussion & compression
  • Asthma
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Stroke
  • Seizures 
  • Meningitis

3  or 6 hours – depending on course chosen. Bespoke group courses can specifically add in additional topics and be tailored to exact specifications.

Our experienced trainers will use questions and scenarios to assess your understanding and skills throughout the course. Regulated EFAW courses will require you to undertake a multiple choice test.

Certificates valid for 3 years and include verifiable CPD. Suitable for GCC revalidation.

 

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First Aid for musculoskeletal therapists (Online Course)

First Aid and 6 hours verifiable CPD for osteopaths, physiotherapists, chiropractors, massage, manual and musculoskeletal therapists.

 

Emergency First Aid course

Emergency First Aid (3 hour)

Our Emergency First Aid (3 hour) course covers care of the unconscious adult and child as well as commonly occurring injuries: bleeding, burns, head injury, fitting, etc.  These courses are run in small groups and everyone receives a course manual and an Emergency First Aid Certificate valid for 3 years. This course will be adapted to include elements relevant to your profession and you will receive an Appointed Person Certificate valid for 3 years with verifiable CPD.

The Emergency First Aid course is the one needed if you are requested to attend a Basic First Aid course.

First Aid for Physios and Sports Massage Therapists

Group Courses

We would be delighted to come and run a bespoke group first aid course anywhere in the UK. Please contact us and let us know what you need.

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