Safeguarding
First Aid Awareness for School Staff: Be Ready, Be Confident
Know what to do in the first few minutes of an emergency at school, before the first aider or the ambulance gets there.
- 45 minutes
- 6 modules
- 1 CPD hour
- Certificate
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What you'll learn
- Check a scene for danger before going to help
- Decide quickly when to call 999 and when to fetch the first aider
- Place someone in the recovery position and start hands-only CPR
- Respond to choking, heavy bleeding, burns and suspected fractures
- Record an incident and know where your nearest kit and defibrillator are
About this course
When a pupil collapses on the field or a colleague faints in a meeting, the nearest adult often isn't the trained first aider. Lots of staff hold back for fear of doing the wrong thing, but doing nothing is the bigger risk, and the law in England protects people who act reasonably and in good faith.
You'll learn to check for danger before rushing in, to call 999 without second-guessing yourself, and how to put someone in the recovery position and start hands-only CPR. It covers choking, seizures, heavy bleeding, burns, nosebleeds and suspected fractures, plus RICE for sprains.
This is first aid awareness, there to sit alongside your school's trained first aiders rather than replace them. It also has you find out where the kit and the defibrillator are, and who to call when your first aider is out on a trip.
- For all school staff. All phases.
6 modules
Open in order
- 5 min
First aid in schools — roles, responsibilities, and the law
- 6 min
Assessing the situation — staying calm and acting quickly
1 question
- 11 min
Unconsciousness, breathing, and cardiac emergencies
1 question
- 9 min
Bleeding, burns, and head injuries
- 9 min
Bones, joints, and musculoskeletal injuries
1 question
- 8 min
Systems, records, and being prepared