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
Course Design:
Self-directed online.
Duration:
It will take approximately 4 hours to complete.
Eligibility for this course:
- Healthcare professional working in the Western Cape.
- Rehabilitation healthcare workers, carers, social workers, and other healthcare facility personnel
Certification:
Participants need 70% pass mark for final quiz in order to receive a certificate.
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