First aid at work (catastrophic bleeds) will provide learners with the skills, knowledge, and understanding to support individuals in a first aid role and manage catastrophic bleeding injuries in the workplace.
This qualification is ideally suited to high-risk working environments such as construction, engineering, or plant machinery operations.
The First Aid at Work (Catastrophic Bleeds) qualification is widely recognised and accepted throughout the United Kingdom.
Accredited by Qualifications Network UK, regulated by Ofqual, and complies with current guidelines set forth by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Resuscitation Council UK.
This 3-day, 19-hour First Aid at Work (catastrophic bleeds) course teaches learners to identify and respond to common workplace injuries and conditions.
First aid at work (catastrophic bleeds) teaches you to perform CPR on an unconscious, non-breathing person, use an AED safely, manage an unconscious but breathing person, and monitor them until ambulance crews arrive.
You will gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to effectively treat a wide range of ailments and conditions in your workplace.
Includes treating a casualty who is choking, having a seizure, being poisoned, or experiencing medical shock, as well as those suffering from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), asthma attacks, drowning, crushing injuries, life-threatening bleeds, minor burns, scalds, and other wounds.
Also learning how to use tourniquets safely, trauma dressings, and haemostatic agents.
Companies and awarding organisations have collaborated to create first aid courses for high-risk industries.
Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider in reference to:
Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who:
Be able to demonstrate control of external bleeding:
This qualification equips individuals aged 16 and older to take on the role of a workplace emergency first aider.
Learners aged 14 to 16 can also pursue this qualification, but employers should not rely solely on them to fulfil first aider responsibilities.
Due to the assessment’s nature, students should have a strong command of the English language to understand and apply the necessary assessment methods.
Ideally, learners should possess at least Level 2 literacy and numeracy skills or equivalent qualifications.
They will need to demonstrate first aid procedures in a workplace environment, including performing CPR on a casualty lying on the floor.
19 guided learning hours (3 days)
Multiple-choice question paper.
Practical Observations.
The assessment will take place under examination conditions; i.e., learners will sit at least 1.25 metres apart and will not be allowed to confer during the examination. No books, including dictionaries, will be permitted during the examination.
Learners will receive an Ofqual-regulated QNUK Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (Management of Catastrophic Bleeds (RQF) qualification if they complete all the practical course components and the final multiple-choice exam.
The certificate is valid for 3 years after the course’s assessment date.
Each successful learner will receive:
This qualification is available across the UK and internationally.
Learners are assessed against the UK Resuscitation Council guidelines.
Our pricing is straightforward and transparent, as it should be.
For our on-site courses, we require a minimum of 4 learners to visit your site or preferred venue.
To discover what our pricing includes, please complete our course inquiry form.
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Additionally, we offer first-aid courses at our training centre in Rugby, Warwickshire.