Duke of Edinburgh First Aid Course

Course Introduction

Who should attend?

This dedicated Level 3 Duke of Edinburgh Award First Aid course qualification fulfils the requirements of the First Aid element of the Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) expedition syllabus and it has been structured for the Bronze, Silver and Gold awards.
The Duke of Edinburgh Award First Aid course is a comprehensive two-day course that covers a wide range of First Aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way, particularly where professional medical help is not immediately available.
There is sufficient content in this course to satisfy the requirements of the HSE in respect of Emergency First Aid at Work. An additional certificate can be provided to evidence this to an employer.

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Course Overview

The Duke of Edinburgh Award First Aid course is a comprehensive two-day course that covers a wide range of First Aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way, particularly where professional medical help is not immediately available.
This course will take at least 12 hours to complete. These hours are delivered over 2 days.
The syllabus for this course is as specified by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and is fully compliant with The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981.
The HSE recommend that Annual refresher training is undertaken.

First Aid Equipment	Head injuries
Assessment of the situation	Eye injuries
Prioritising treatment	Poisoning
Environmental factors	Chest injuries
Summoning help – what you need to know	Abdominal injuries
Getting help, self-help – being found	Sprains and strains
Dealing with an unresponsive casualty	Burns and scalds
Resuscitation (Performing adult CPR)	Asthma
Bandaging	Diabetes
Moving a casualty	Epilepsy
Low blood sugar	Hypothermia
Shock (including Anaphylaxis)	Frostbite
Fractures and spinal injuries	Heat exhaustion
Chest pains (including heart attack	Heatstroke
Choking	Bites and stings
Control of bleeding

The course Instructor is responsible for determining whether delegates pass or fail based on practical and oral assessment throughout the course, i.e. by observation and oral questioning, as well as the completion of a multiple-choice question paper at the end of the course.
The instructor will only award a pass if they believe that delegates have displayed the requisite understanding and competencies at the end of each session throughout the course and successfully completed the question paper.

On successful completion of this course, you will receive a Level 3 (RQF) Outdoor First Aid Certificate, which is valid for three years. There is sufficient content in this course to satisfy the requirements of the HSE in respect of Emergency First Aid at Work. An additional certificate can be provided to evidence this to an employer.
This course is Regulated by Ofqual under their Regulated Quality Framework (RQF) and accredited by the FAA.
Annual refresher training is also recommended by the HSE, as this provides First Aiders with an opportunity to practise and update their skills as a qualified First Aider, at any time while their First Aid certificate is valid.

Pricing (excl. VAT) PER PERSON

£229.99

Pricing (excl. VAT) PER GROUP

£1,119.99

Pricing (excl. VAT) PER GROUP

£1,249.99

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