Resuscitation Course

This First Aid Resuscitation Course is for two hours and is a basic first aid skills update for any person that has attended a first aid training course over 6 months ago. First aid skills deteriorate within 6 weeks of attending a first aid training course.

"In 2002/03, employers reported 154,430 injuries, a rate of 614.1 per hundred thousand employees" Health & Safety Executive 2004

This First Aid Course includes:

• Respiration
• Definition
• Hazards
• Management
• Resuscitation
• Approach ventilation
• CPR protocols

"The three most common causes of work-related deaths were: falls from heights (44 people); being struck by a moving or flying object (43 people); and being struck by a moving vehicle (40 people)." Health & Safety Executive 2002

Slips and trips were the biggest cause of non-fatal workplace injuries, accounting for over a third (37 per cent) of the total" Health & Safety Executive 2002