First Aid Skills for Policing (FASP) Module 5 - First Aid Skills for Specialists

Who Should Attend?


This module is aimed at those who have access to specialist first aid equipment.

Course / Module entry requirements


FASP Module Four - First Aid at Work

No. of courses being run


Bespoke - training can be organised at NPIA site or local to a force - considerations to shift patterns and weekend working can be accommodated as required.

Dates and Venues

As per requirements of customer

Course / Module duration

One full day or up to nine hours.

Methods of delivery

Providing theoretical and practical experience this course will be delivered through a combination of presentations and demonstrations with replication by delegates, combined with continual observation and coaching by course trainer.

Assessment process / accreditation details

Continuous assessment plus final assessment of the students' practical and theoretical ability to manage an appropriate emergency first aid situation.

Certification

First Aid Certificates are valid for a period of one year from certification.

Additional Information

Refresher training must take place annually.  Six monthly refresher courses are recommended for defibrillator training.

Part of the training should focus on new procedures and changes to practice that have been introduced since the students' previous training.   

The ratio of delegates to trainer will be a maximum of twelve to one.

The Module can be taught in its entirety or on a modular basis and can be adapted to suit a particular need for a particular organisation. 

For bookings and enquiries, please contact

Tel: 024 7663 9639
Email: 
trainingsupportenquiries@npia.pnn.police.uk

Cost to HO Forces

Dependent on client's requirements

Cost to non HO Forces

Dependent on client's requirements.

Overview


Included in this module are aspects of first aid particularly relevant to a specialist role.  Although it is not possible to comprehensively cover every type of equipment that may be available in each force, training material provides general information regarding the operation of specialist equipment used in first aid.

Aims


To provide course participants with the necessary knowledge, understanding and skill to enable them to carry out a specialist First Aid role.

Objectives


By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

  • Manage an emergency situation at work
  • Administer cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
  • Administer first aid to somebody who is unconscious
  • Carry out first aid with specialist first aid equipment.