EFAW+F for Forestry Level 3 (VTQ)
Unit 1: Emergency First Aid in the Workplace (credit can be given in some cases if already completed recently)
1. Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider
1.1 Identify the role and responsibilities of a first aider
1.2 Identify how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others
1.3 Identify the need for consent to provide first aid
2. Be able to assess an incident
2.1 Conduct a scene survey
2.2 Conduct a primary survey of a casualty
2.3 Summon appropriate assistance when necessary
3. Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty
3.1 Identify when to administer Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
3.2 Demonstrate CPR using a manikin (including the use of an AED unit)
3.3 Justify when to place a casualty into the recovery position
3.4 Demonstrate how to place a casualty into the recovery position
3.5 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is experiencing a seizure
4. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is choking
4.1 Identify when choking is: - mild-severe
4.2 Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty who is choking
5. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding
5.1 Identify the severity of external bleeding
5.2 Demonstrate control of external bleeding
6. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty who is in shock
6.1 Recognise a casualty who is suffering from shock
6.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock
7. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries
7.1 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with: - small cuts - grazes - bruises - small splinters
7.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with minor burns and scalds
Subjects covered in the course
The role of the first aider
What first aid is and its aims (preserve life, prevent deterioration, promote recovery)
Roles, responsibilities and limitations of a first aider
Infection prevention and use of barriers (gloves, face shields)
Consent and implied consent
Personal safety, stress and emotional impact of incidents
Legal and workplace requirements
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Social Security Administration Act 1992
RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations)
Accident and incident reporting
First aid provision and risk assessment
First aid kits, contents and maintenance
Hazardous substance disposal (blood, body fluids, sharps, chemicals)
Scene safety and emergency assessment
Scene survey and personal safety
STOP–THINK–ACT approach
Calling for help and activating Emergency Medical Services (999/112)
Use of bystanders
Location tools including what3words
Primary survey using DRCABCDE
Management of the unresponsive casualty
Airway management (head tilt–chin lift, jaw thrust)
Breathing assessment
Recovery position (including pregnancy considerations)
Spinal injury awareness and precautions
Monitoring a casualty
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Adult CPR (one-rescuer)
Chest compressions and rescue breaths
Compression-only CPR
Child CPR considerations
CPR in pregnancy
Agonal breathing recognition
Seizure-like activity following cardiac arrest
Drowning and “call fast” approach
Chain of survival
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)
Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
Importance of early defibrillation
Locating an AED
Safe use of an AED
AED integration with CPR
Choking
Recognition of choking (mild and severe)
Adult and child choking treatment
Back blows, abdominal thrusts and chest thrusts
Management if the casualty becomes unresponsive
Bleeding and wounds
Types of bleeding (arterial, venous, capillary, internal)
Control of serious and life-threatening bleeding
Direct pressure and pressure dressings
Slings
Tourniquets (commercial and improvised)
Haemostatic dressings
Capillary refill checks
Crush injuries
Penetrating and sucking chest wounds
Flail chest injuries
Minor injuries
Small cuts and grazes
Bruises
Splinters
Nosebleeds
Shock
Definition of shock
Types of shock:
Hypovolaemic
Cardiogenic
Neurogenic
Anaphylactic
Recognition and treatment of hypovolaemic shock
Burns and scalds
Causes of burns
Assessment by size (rule of nines) and depth
Burn severity
Immediate treatment of burns and scalds
What not to do in burn management
Seizures
Types of seizures and epilepsy awareness
Signs and symptoms
First aid treatment during and after a seizure
When to call Emergency Medical Services
Forestry-specific content
Lyme disease awareness
Tick bite prevention
Tick removal
Hypothermia
Increased risk in wooded environments
Post-incident care
Post-incident stress awareness
Emotional support and debriefing
Accessing further help