First Aid Courses in Partnership with HS&S and Medic First Aid

With the partnership of HS&S and Medic First Aid the following courses are available

Care Initiator Course-Basic
The Care Initiator Course is a 4-6 hour Emergency Care Course designed to train the layperson in the Primary Care Essential Skills only.

This course meets the recommendations by the HSE for Appointed Persons in the Workplace. This course is NVQ Mapped and and attracts LSC funding.

Care Initiator Course Plus™ Programme
The Care Initiator Course Plus is a 9-12 hour programme. It is a video-based, Instructor-supervised course with lots of confidence-building, hands-on practice. As well as teaching the Essential Skills of Patient Care (as in the CIC programme) this course adds the Secondary Skills of Patient Care whilst following the latest consensus medical guidelines.
This course meets the recommendations by the HSE for Appointed Persons in the Workplace. This course is NVQ Mapped and and attracts LSC funding.

First Aid at Work Programme
The First Aid at Work course is an initial training programme in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency patient care. It is a medically based aid course designed to teach students to follow set procedures at lay person's level, to the same emergency aid skills and priorities used by ambulance technicians, paramedics and doctors. The skills of patient care essential to support the life of an ill or injured person are covered in 4 days (6 contact hours per day) in which practical application and hands on practice are emphasised. All skills learned by the students are in the same sequence that would be used when caring for the patient.
The First Aid at Work course, as approved by the Health and Safety Executive, covers primary and secondary care, treatment and management of medical emergencies in the work place. This course is NVQ Mapped and and attracts LSC funding.

PaediatricCare Initiator Course
The Paediatric Care Initiator Course is a 6-9 hour Emergency Care Course designed to train the layperson in the Primary Care Essential Skills only.

Paediatric MEDIC FIRST AID is a video-based emergency response care course with Instructor-supervised practices. This programme teaches appropriate Primary Care skills CPR/first aid skills for the care of infants and children. Adult care skills are demonstrated where appropriate. Paediatric MFA makes excellent training for school bus drivers, parents, grandparents and baby sitters. This course meets the recommendations by the HSE for Appointed Persons in the Workplace. This course is NVQ Mapped and and attracts LSC funding.

Paediatric MEDIC FIRST AID Programme
Paediatric MEDIC FIRST AID is a 12 hour, video-based emergency response care course with Instructor-supervised practices. This programme teaches appropriate CPR/first aid skills for the care of infants and children. Adult care skills are demonstrated where appropriate. Paediatric MFA emphasises prevention strategies and development of Essential and Secondary Skills of Patient Care in a flexible course that can be tailored to your training needs. Paediatric MFA makes excellent training for teachers, child care staff, school bus drivers, parents, grandparents and baby sitters. This course meets the recommendations by the HSE for Appointed Persons in the Workplace. This course is NVQ Mapped and and attracts LSC funding.

There are two versions of this course:

Paediatric Medic First Aid (has the backing of CACHE)
First Aid in Early Years Settings (approved by the Pre-School Learning Alliance and the National Child-Minding Association

Sports Medicine MEDIC FIRST AID Programme
Sports Medicine MEDIC FIRST AID is an outstanding 9-12 hour CPR/first aid programme for training athletic coaches. This video-based, Instructor-supervised course features numerous sports-related scenarios showing football, basketball, soccer, and volleyball, rugby and more. Our course helps coaches become an extension of the Athletic Trainer. They learn the skills necessary to respond to an ill or injured athlete. Whether at practice, or at a game, coaches learn to give the appropriate care prior to the arrival of professional responders. This course meets the recommendations by the HSE for Appointed Persons in the Workplace. . This course is NVQ Mapped, and has the approval of SPRITO The Sports Recreation Industry Training Organisation. Sports Medicine attracts LSC funding.

There are two versions of this course:

Coaching
Recreation

CarePlus CPR™ MEDIC FIRST AID Programme
CarePlus CPR is an important and useful member of the MEDIC FIRST AID® Family of Programmes. CarePlus CPR gives you a 4-6 hour course to replace CPR-only classes. The CarePlus CPR programme is a tool for community training in CPR with the added benefit of other Essential Skills of Patient Care. Infant, child, and adult skills are presented where they are applicable. This course can be offered to anyone in your community.

CarePlus for Carers™ MEDIC FIRST AID Programme
Care Plus for Carers MEDIC FIRST AID is a 9-12 hour, video-based emergency response care course with Instructor-supervised practices. This programme teaches appropriate CPR/first aid skills for the care of Adults and children. Care Plus for Carers Medic First Aid has been designed to meet the extensive first aid training needs of the care industry. The Care Plus for Carers course is a result of industry demands and has been driven by employment workforce requirements.

TOPPS the training Organisation for Personal Social Services has recognised Care Plus for Carers as meeting industry needs and have confirmed the detailed mapping to the NVQ in Care at various levels.

This course is directed at all with a care based responsibility for children of one year through to all ages of adult. An infant module is available if required, however the paediatric course is recommended if this is required. This course will also meet the needs of students working towards an NVQ in Care, but does lend itself to the much wider audience of currently qualified carers who need to update their skills to current guidelines and standards. Another major benefit of this course is that it meets the HSE's recommendations for the Appointed Person (Emergency First Aid) in the Workplace Certificate. This is clearly stated on the card and certificate. This course is NVQ Mapped and and attracts LSC funding.

Automatic External Defibrillator - AED
Most of us are familiar with the links in the "Chain of Survival" for the victim of a cardiac arrest.
These are:

EARLY ACCESS
EARLY CPR
EARLY DEFIBRILLATION
EARLY ALS (Advanced Life Support)

"Early defibrillation is the link in the Chain of Survival most likely to improve survival.
Research has confirmed that automated external defibrillators can be used effectively by minimally trained emergency personnel, by lay or community responders, and by the family or associates of people at high risk of sudden cardiac death. The placement of AED's in the hands of large numbers of people trained in their use proves to be the key intervention for increasing the chances of survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients."

In response to this new technology, EMP has just finished the development of a video-based, hands-on course to teach the operation of all types of AED's. EMP has 4 AED programmes to choose from depending on which defibrillator you wish to be trained on. This course attracts LSC funding.