Occupational Skills Programme
Basic Emergency First Aid Responder
The Basic Emergency First Aid Responder Skills Programme equips learners with the essential knowledge and practical skills required to provide immediate basic first aid assistance during an emergency until professional emergency medical services become available.
QCTO Skills Programme IDSP-230801
NQF Level2
Credits4
Duration3 Days
Course Overview
About the Course
The Basic Emergency First Aid Responder Skills Programme equips learners with the essential knowledge and practical skills required to provide immediate basic first aid assistance during an emergency until professional emergency medical services become available.
The programme is suitable for employees, workplace first aiders, community members and individuals who may be required to respond to injuries or medical emergencies.
Learning Outcomes
What You Will Learn
✓Assess an emergency scene and identify potential hazards.
✓Apply appropriate personal and scene-safety precautions.
✓Conduct a basic assessment of an injured or ill person.
✓Activate and communicate with emergency medical services.
✓Provide basic life-support assistance within the responder’s scope.
✓Recognise and respond to breathing and circulation emergencies.
✓Provide basic care for wounds and bleeding.
✓Recognise and manage shock.
✓Provide initial care for common injuries and medical emergencies.
✓Monitor and support a casualty until professional assistance arrives.
✓Apply appropriate infection-prevention and safety practices.
Curriculum
Course Curriculum
Knowledge Component
- KM-01: Principles of Basic Emergency First Aid
- KM-02: Emergency Scene Management and Safety
- KM-03: Basic Anatomy and Casualty Assessment
- KM-04: Basic Life Support and Emergency Response
- KM-05: Common Injuries and Medical Emergencies
Practical Skills Component
- PM-01: Assess an emergency scene and casualty
- PM-02: Demonstrate basic emergency response procedures
- PM-03: Provide basic life-support interventions
- PM-04: Control external bleeding and manage wounds
- PM-05: Provide basic first aid for common injuries
- PM-06: Respond appropriately to common medical emergencies
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Programme Delivery
How the Programme Works
01
Theory
02
Demonstration
03
Practical Simulation
04
Scenario-Based Practice
05
Assessment
Who Should Attend?
Who This Course Is For
Workplace First Aiders
Health and Safety Representatives
Supervisors and Team Leaders
Construction and Mining Employees
Security Personnel
Teachers and Education Personnel
Hospitality and Retail Employees
Community Workers
Drivers and Transport Personnel
Members of the public requiring basic emergency first aid competence
Career Opportunities
Where This Course Can Take You
Workplace First Aid Responder
Health and Safety Team Member
Emergency Response Team Member
Safety Representative
Community First Aid Responder
Workplace Emergency Support Personnel
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