GCC FULL-TIME STUDENTS -FIRST AID RESPONDER COURSE
SPORTS STUDENTS ONLY
GROUP 3: First Aid Responder SPORTS COURSE (Dates: 21st, 28th Feb & 6th Mar, 2024)
Description
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FIRST AID RESPONDER
Background:
The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) has designed the First Aid Response (FAR) Standard to offer appropriate training to individuals and groups who require a first aid skill set including Cardiac First Response. This standard is designed to meet First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS) requirements that a person known as a “First Aid Responder” may encounter.
The First Aid Responder will possess the following general skills:
Course Content:
Assessment:
There is a practical and theory assessment which takes place at the end of Day 3.
Course participants must complete a multiple choice examination paper and a mark of 80% or greater must be achieved to successfully complete the course. There will also be a FAR skills test and a CFR skills test.
Certification:Certification is under the auspices of PHECC. Successful candidates must re-certify every 2 years.
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