Sports First Aid

  • This module covers the syllabus of the Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) but adds in some conditions that are specific to working with/in sports teams (concussion and spinal injury management)

    • Aims and legal responsibilities

    • First Aid planning and your First Aid kit

    • Assessment of the unconscious or non-breathing casualty

    • CPR and the treatment of head and spinal injuries

    • Use of an AED (Defibrillator)

    • Immediate management of:

      • Seizures

      • Bleeding and shock

      • Fainting

    • Aims and legal responsibilities - understand what kind of first aid set up you need for your clinic environment

    • First Aid planning and your First Aid kit - how to complete a first aid risk assessment

    • Practical assessment of the unconscious or non-breathing casualty

    • Practical application of CPR and the treatment of head and spinal injuries

    • Practical use of an AED (Defibrillator) and how to seamlessly merge it into your emergency response

    • Immediate management of:

      • Seizures

      • Bleeding and shock

      • Fainting

  • 2 Parts

    • Ongoing practical assessment - participation in practical aspects of the course is mandatory

    • Online multichoice question

The greatest mistake in the treatment of diseases is that there are physicians for the body and physicians for the soul, although the two cannot be separated

- Plato