THEORY COMPONENT
- The purpose of basic emergency first aid.       Â
- The importance of airway, breathing, circulation. Â
- The role of the first aider.            Â
- Legal and ethical first aid             Â
- Maintaining personal safety.      Â
- Safety
- Assessing and treating the patient        Â
- Communication      Â
- Action      Â
- Reassessment     Â
- Handover    Â
- Record keeping      Â
- Post scene   Â
- The respiratory system     Â
- The cardiovascular system         Â
- The nervous system             Â
- The musculoskeletal system       Â
- The integumentary system             Â
- Primary assessment and treating as per findings.   Â
- Secondary assessment and treating as per findings            Â
PRACTICAL COMPONENT
- Primary survey application
- CPR and choking: adult, child & infant
- Rescue breathing techniques
- Use of a barrier device & pocket mask
- Use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
- Secondary survey (head-to-toe)
- Splinting methods
- Bleeding control methods
