Annual First Aid at Work Refresher

Course Code:            FAWR
Course Duration:      3-4 Hours
Target Audience:       Individuals wishing to remain current with their FAW certification

Outline programme

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate their competence to;
    • Assess the situation in an emergency
    • Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure)
    • Administer cardio pulmonary resuscitation
    • Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded and bleeding
    • Administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock

Course materials

Each student will receive:

  • Full joining Instructions
  • Access to the student forum where you can review pre-course material, complete quizzes and finally download ‘certificate of attendance’ for safe keeping.
  • Updates on changes issued by the Resuscitation Council UK
  • Annual reminder for training

Assessment

You will be assessed on your knowledge by completion of a 20 question multiple-choice paper at the end of the course. Don’t worry as sample questions will be given throughout the day!

Progression

After the course you should be applying your knowledge, your trainer will provide feedback to your workplace if applicable. Please remember to adopt the principles gained and ensure you remain current with any changes in guidelines as advised.

The HSE strongly recommends that all first aiders undertake an annual refresher course and candidates must re-qualify every three years.