This course has been created to establish foundational principles in the provision of first aid for healthcare personnel who do not have training in medical care.
About the course
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Course Design: Self-directed
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Duration: It will take approximately 4 hours to complete.
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Eligibility for this course:
• Healthcare professional working in the Western Cape.
• Rehabilitation healthcare workers, carers, social workers, and other healthcare facility personnel -
Accreditation: HPCSA: Level 1 - 5 Clinical CPD points; WCDHW Nursing CPD Accredited: 3 CPD points in Area of Practice.
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Certification: Participants need 70% pass mark for final quiz in order to receive a certificate.
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Published: March 2025
Course curriculum
The following topics are covered in this course:
Chapter 1: Core
- Introduction and principles of first aid
- Emergency scene management and casualty assessment
- Core first aid techniques, resuscitation, bleeding control, recovery position and moving casualties
Chapter 2: Bleeding
- Approach to minor & major bleeding wounds
- Approach to nosebleeds
Chapter 3: Breathing
- Approach to asthma attacks & allergic reactions
- Approach to choking, strangulation & suffocation (including drowning)
Chapter 4: Injuries
- Approach to burn wounds
- Approach to musculoskeletal injuries
- Approach to animal bites and stings
- Approach to major accidents with head & neck trauma, or multiple casualties
Chapter 5: Illness
- Approach to a collapsed or unconscious casualty
- Approach to vomiting and diarrhoea
- Approach to other illness: heat-related illness, heart attack and stroke
Chapter 6: Other
- Approach to someone poisoned or overdosed
- Approach to someone giving birth outside a hospital
Western Cape Government Department of Health and Wellness
People Development Centre
Acknowledgements:
- Knowledge Translation Unit