Standard First Aid is
the most commonly required training course
in the workplace. In addition to CPR, this
course offers valuable information and
skills to the first aider so that he/she
will be effective until EMS arrives.
Students gain a
comprehensive level of first aid assessment
and treatment skills based on long accepted
treatments practices using the tools they
are likely to have in a typical workplace
first aid kit.
Basic structure and function of
the airway / respiratory system
Airway emergencies (choking)
Artificial respiration (HCP)
Special considerations
Basic structure and function of
the circulatory system
Signs & symptoms and first aid
for cardiovascular emergencies,
angina / heart attack AND TIA /
stroke
Risk factors of cardiovascular
disease
CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary
Resuscitation)
Two-Rescuer CPR (HCP)
Recovery position
AED (Automated External
Defibrillation)
Severe external bleeding
Amputations and care for
amputated tissue
Internal bleeding / Shock
Unconsciousness / Fainting
Principles of secondary
assessment using SAMPLE, vital signs
& head-to-toe exam
Drowning, Hyperventilation,
Asthma, Anaphylactic Reaction,
Inhalation and Chest Injuries
Head, spine and pelvic injuries
(including rollovers,
immobilization)
Closed and open wounds
Bleeding from scalp and ears
Eye, mouth and nose injuries
Thermal injuries (burns)
Chemical and electrical injuries
Poisons, bites and stings
Bone and joint injuries of upper
and lower extremities
First aid kits – contents incl.
barrier devices
Cold emergencies (hypothermia,
frost nip and frostbite)
Heat emergencies
Diabetic emergencies
Seizures (convulsions)
Emergency childbirth