Course Content

• Introduction for First Aid for Martial Arts Instructors
  • Course introduction
  • Course overview to martial arts first aid
  • Scene and Incident Management
  • Using gloves
  • Managing Pre-Existing Conditions
  • General Fitness
  • Calling the Emergency Services
  • Waiting for the E.M.S to arrive
• Breathing, CPR and the Heart
  • Recovery Position and Care of the Patient
  • Heart Attack Care
  • When to call for assistance
  • Three Steps to Save a Life (2025)
  • Adult CPR
  • Compressions Only CPR
  • CPR Hand Over
  • CPR and the female casualty
  • Adolescent CPR
  • Effective CPR
  • Improving compressions
  • Improving breaths
  • Choking Treatment
• AED Use
  • AED Introduction
  • Types of AED Units
  • AED Prep Kit
  • AED Setup
  • How to Use an AED
  • AED demo for units without CPR help
  • Using an AED on an adolescent
  • Child AED
  • AED Maintenance
  • AED Pads
  • AED Batteries
  • AED Troubleshooting
  • AED Storage
• Paediatric CPR and Choking Differences
  • Differences in Child Size
  • Infant Recovery Position
  • Child CPR
  • Infant CPR
  • Choking in children
  • Infant Choking
• Injuries
  • Eye injuries
  • Cuts and Bleeding Control
  • Excessive Blood Loss
  • Head Injuries and Treatment
  • Spinal Injury Management
  • Opening the airway Jaw Thrust
  • Stabilising the spine
  • Joint examination
  • Sprains, Strains and RICE Procedure
  • Fractures and Dislocations
  • Horizontal Slings
  • Dental Injuries
  • Nose bleeds
• Illnesses
  • Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis
  • Adrenaline nasal spray for anaphylaxis
  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy treatment
  • Fainting
  • Asthma
  • Accuhaler®
• Risks, Reporting and Summary
  • Post Incident Reporting
  • Course Summary