EFAW for Forestry Level 3 (VTQ)

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

1. 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

2. 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)

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Minor injuries

Small cuts and grazes

Bruises

Splinters

Nosebleeds

10. Shock

Definition of shock

Types of shock:

Hypovolaemic

Cardiogenic

Neurogenic

Anaphylactic

Recognition and treatment of hypovolaemic shock

11. 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

12. Seizures

Types of seizures and epilepsy awareness

Signs and symptoms

First aid treatment during and after a seizure

When to call Emergency Medical Services

13. Forestry-specific content

Lyme disease awareness

Tick bite prevention

Tick removal

Hypothermia

Increased risk in wooded environments

14. Post-incident care

Post-incident stress awareness

Emotional support and debriefing

Accessing further help