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First Aid Awards

Level 1 Emergency First Aider

This award will Establish a level of competence to administer basic life support and first aid skills for minor injuries along with how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) safely alongside First Aid Incidents. View the full course specification here.

Course Units
Basic Life Support
Level 1 Basic First Aid

Minimum Guided Learning Hours
8 Guided Learning Hours delivered over a number of set weeks or over 1 full day (please note that 8 GLH is only the minimum suggested hours that must be delivered, if candidates require additional training then additional hours can be added on, or alternatively if competence is met prior to full GLH, candidates can be put forward for assessment)

Assessment Fee
£3


Level 2 Intermediate First Aider

This award will Establish a level of competence to administer intermediate life support to paediatric casualties and first aid techniques for management of minor and major injuries and illness along with how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) safely alongside First Aid Scenarios Incidents. View the full course specification here.

Course Units
Paediatric Life Support
Level 2 Intermediate First Aid

Minimum Guided Learning Hours
16 Guided Learning Hours delivered over a number of set weeks or over 2 full days (please note that 16 GLH is only the minimum suggested hours that must be delivered, if candidates require additional training then additional hours can be added on, or alternatively if competence is met prior to full GLH, candidates can be put forward for assessment)

Assessment Fee
£3


First Responder

This award will establish a level of competence to deliver intermediate life support. View the full course specification here.

Course Units
Aquatic First Aid (Assessment)
Spinal Injury Management
Trauma and the pre-hospital environment
Supplementary Oxygen Administration
Advanced Airway Management (I-gel)

Minimum Guided Learning Hours
16 Guided Learning Hours delivered over two days. a number of set weeks or in over two full days (please note that 16 GLH is only the minimum hours that must be delivered, if candidates require additional training then additional hours can be added on at the discretion of the Trainer Assessor)

Assessment Fee
£25

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Related Content

  • Level 1 Emergency First Aider Award Specification
  • Level 2 Intermediate First Aider Award Specification
  • First Responder Award Specification
  • First Responder Proficiency Test
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