Practical First Aid
First Aid for Musculoskeletal Therapists
Time: 6 Hours
Certificate valid for 3 years
Fully QUALSAFE Regulated
- Physiotherapists
- Chiropractors
- Osteopaths
- Musculoskeletal and massage therapists
- Acupuncture practitioners
- 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.
Summary:
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, Musculoskeletal Therapists and Acupuncture Practitioners 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
Details:
First Aid for Life is an award-winning, fully regulated provider whose expert medical and emergency services trainers tailor first aid courses for physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, sports massage, musculoskeletal therapists and acupuncture practitioners.
You’ll learn all the essential skills to give immediate and appropriate care in an emergency, and the course counts as verifiable CPD. Individuals can join scheduled sessions in London or you can book group training anywhere in the UK.
