ADVANCED FIRST AID

Our advanced course is highly recommended for individuals and companies who are looking for more than just a first aid certificate. Emergency response teams and Safety officers are inclined towards Advanced First Aid. This is a very interactive course and requires quick thinking and on your feet decision-making.

Who should attend?

• Any individual above 12 years old can attend this interactive course.
• Companies exposed to a high risk working environment such as the Oil & Gas and manufacturing industries
• Sports couches at school and club level
• Personal trainers

What you will learn?

• Triage & treatment of multiple patients
• Physical challenges when accidents occur in the work area or at a work site
• Covers much more than the fundamentals of First Aid
• First and Secondary assessments
• Discussion on administering Oxygen to the patient.
• When and how to act if a patient is choking
• Scene assessment and safety
• Wound Management
• Bleeding control and Burns
• Splinting of open and closed fractures
• Amputations
• Securing and managing a trapped patient
• Discussion on maternity emergencies
• And much more….

Practical assessments and scenario based training would include.

• Practical assessments on CPR and operating of an AED
• When and how to act if a patient is choking
• Scene assessment and safety
• Wound management, burns and bleeding control
• Splinting open and closed fractures
• Dealing with fractures & spinal immobilization
• Log-rolling a patient on a spinal board with suspected spinal injuries
• How to manage a partial or complete amputation
• How to manage an impaled object
• How to stabilize a patient having seizures
• Roleplaying leadership roles in mass casualties
• How to use an epi-pen when a patient is unable to do it themselves

First Aid, CPR & AED Training

As a requirement for this course, students must complete the online theoretical component before they can attend the classroom session.

Duration & Venue

• 2 days (16 hours)
• 4 students minimum to a maximum of 12 students
• Different venues can be used.
• For companies it is recommended for the training to take place in the work area itself

Accreditation & Recognition

ASHI is internationally accredited and approved by DCAS (Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services)