VSLC First Aid Qualification

VSLC First Aid Qualification

Our First Aid Qualification is designed to equip participants with the skills they need to manage life-threatening conditions. It covers basic life support, AED use, bleeding control, choking management as well as the management of a range of medical conditions. It is a comprehensive course that is normally delivered over 3 days.

Qualification Details

Qualification Name: VSLC First Aid
Current Version: v1.1

Endorsed by: The Swimming Teacher’s Association (STA, UK)
Governance: Taught in line with European Resuscitation Council Guidelines

Duration: 18 hours contact time
Validity: 2 years from the date of the course. Refresher training is recommended at least annually.

 

Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider:

  • Identify the role and responsibilities of a first aider
  • Describe how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others
  • Identify the need for establishing consent to provide first aid
  • Complete an accident report form
  • Identify the first-aid equipment that should be available in a workplace
  • Describe the safe use of first-aid equipment

Be able to assess an incident:

  • Conduct a scene survey
  • Conduct a primary survey of a casualty
  • Give examples of when to call for help

Be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally:

  • Assess a casualty’s level of consciousness
  • Open a casualty’s airway and check breathing
  • Explain why it is important to place an unconscious casualty into the recovery position
  • Place an unresponsive casualty in the recovery position
  • Manage a casualty who is in seizure

Be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally:

  • Recognise the need to commence cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation using a manikin

Be able to recognise and assist a casualty who is choking:

  • Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking
  • Describe how to identify a casualty with a:
    • partially blocked airway
    • completely blocked airway

Be able to manage a casualty with external bleeding:

  • Identify the types of external bleeding
  • Control external bleeding

Be able to manage a casualty who is in shock:

  • Recognise shock
  • Administer first aid to a casualty who is in shock

Be able to manage a casualty with a minor injury:

  • Administer first aid to a casualty with small cuts, grazes and bruises
  • Administer first aid to a casualty with minor burns and scalds
  • Administer first aid to a casualty with small splinter

Be able to conduct a secondary survey:

  • Identify the information to be collected when gathering a casualty history
  • 2 Demonstrate how to conduct a head to toe survey

 Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected injuries to bones, muscles and joints:

  • Recognise suspected:
    • Fractures and dislocations
    • Sprains and strains
  • Identify how to administer first aid for:
    • Fractures and dislocations
    • Sprains and strains
  • Demonstrate how to apply:
    • a support sling
    • an elevated sling

 Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries:

  • Recognise a suspected:
    • Head injury
    • Spinal injury
  • Identify how to administer first aid for a suspected head Injury.
  • Demonstrate how to administer first aid for a suspected spinal injury

 Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injuries:

  • Recognise a suspected:
    • Flail chest
    • Penetrating chest injury
  • Identify how to administer first aid for a:
    • Flail chest
    • Penetrating chest injury

 Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with burns and scalds:

  • Identify the factors that affect the severity of burns and scalds
  • Identify how to administer first aid for burns involving:
    • Dry heat
    • Wet heat
    • Electricity
    • Chemicals

 Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with an eye injury:

  • Identify how to administer first aid for eye injuries involving:
    • Dust
    • Chemicals
    • Embedded objects

 Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning:

  • Identify the routes that poisons can take to enter the body
  • Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty affected by sudden poisoning
  • Identify sources of information for treating those affected by sudden poisoning

 Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with anaphylaxis:

  • Identify common triggers for anaphylaxis
  • Recognise suspected anaphylaxis
  • Identify how to administer first aid for a casualty suffering from anaphylaxis

 Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected major illness:

  • Recognise suspected:
    • Heart Attack
    • Stroke
    • Epileptic seizure
    • Asthma attack
    • Diabetic emergency
  • Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty suffering from:
    • Heart Attack
    • Stroke
    • Epileptic seizure
    • Asthma attack
    • Diabetic emergency

This qualification is trainer assessed. 

To complete the qualification, candidates must:

 

  • Successfully complete course worksheets
  • Successfully conduct a scene survey
  • Successfully demonstrate a primary survey and recovery position
  • Successfully demonstrate CPR for adults, children and infants
  • Successfully demonstrate safe use of an AED
  • Successfully demonstrate the correct procedure for the management of choking
  • Successfully demonstrate the management for external bleeding and treatment of shock
  • Successfully demonstrate the management for: Bone, muscle and joint injuries, head injuries, heart attack and asthma.

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