Emergency First Aid at Work Course
Online Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) course designed to provide staff with the knowledge
to respond appropriately to a range of life-threatening emergencies. Particularly during the crucial time before the arrival of emergency services. Life-threatening emergencies include stokes, heart-attack and cardiac-arrest.
In the minutes before emergency services arrive taking the correct actions can make a critical difference to the patient’s outcome.
For example, the chance of surviving an ‘out of hospital cardiac arrest’ raises from around 5% to as much as 70% when an AED is used within a few minutes.
Legally employers are required to have arrangements in place to ensure staff receive appropriate care should it be required. Arrangements will include appropriately trained staff.
Course Content
UNIT 1 – INTRODUCTION – In the first unit we cover the aims and importance of first aid supported by recent statistics. We also cover briefly the requirements of UK First Aid regulations for employers.
UNIT 2 – SURVEYS – In unit 2 we cover the steps to take when first encountering a patient. This means undertaking a primary survey. Then depending on how this goes progressing to the secondary survey.
UNIT 3 – LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES – In this 3rd unit we cover what to do if the primary survey identifies a lift-threatening emergency. This will always begin with contacting the emergency services.
UNIT 4 – NON-LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES – In the 4th unit we detail steps to take when the secondary survey has identified a non-lift threatening emergency.
UNIT 5 – CALLING THE EMERGENCY SERVICES – In the 5th unit we outline best-practice for calling the emergency services.
UNIT 6 – QUIZ – The EFAW course ends with a 15-question multiple-choice quiz. Achieve 80% or more to receive the completion certificate.
EFAW Certificate
Learners will be emailed their CPD accredited online Emergency First Aid at Work training certificate upon successful completion of the final 15 question assessment.
The assessment can be retaken if required. A hard copy of the certificate can be purchased separately.
The Emergency First Aid at Work certificate is valid for 3 years.
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What are the EFAW Learning Objectives?
- Provide the knowledge needed to respond effectively to life-threatening workplace emergencies.
- Help employers improve first aid arrangements
- Help employers stay compliant with the Health & Safety (First-Aid) regulations 1981
Who is EFAW training for?
This Emergency First Aid training has been designed for.
- Appointed person in low-risk businesses employing less than 25 staff
- Appointed person in higher risk businesses employing less than 5 staff.
- As an annual refresher
- Part of a blended training solution for a FAW or EFAW qualitied first aider
- All staff in higher risk workplaces
- Staff working in small remote teams
- Everyone wishing to understand the fundamentals of first aid.
A first aid needs assessment is used to determine the appropriate arrangements for your business.
What are first aid training requirements?
The level of training varies depending on the hazards and risks in your workplace.
First-Aid Regulations 1981 state that employers must provide “such number of suitable persons as is adequate and appropriate in the circumstances for rendering first-aid to his employees if they are injured or become ill at work”
For some common workplaces Health and Safety Executive detail what they consider ‘adequate and appropriate’ in these case studies.
Is online EFAW acceptable?
Typically to become a ‘qualified’ workplace first aider you should take an 18-hour FAW course or 6-hour EFAW course.
Blended learning where online and face to face training are combined is ‘acceptable’, see [Point 62. HSE Guidance on First Aid regulations]
Your first aid needs assessment may also determine for a variety of reasons eg, a small business under 25 employees that a qualified first aider is not required. In this situation an online First Aid training may be deemed more suitable than no training.
What is the difference between FAW and EFAW courses?
First aid at work (FAW) training includes all of the Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) content in addition FAW includes how to treat various minor injuries and illnesses that do not require the attendance of emergency services.
For more details see our article on selecting the right first aid course for your staff