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First Aid at Work

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Medical emergencies and accidents happen in the work place (and everywhere else) every day - they are an inevitable part of everyday life. Usually on the occasions the first person at the scene to help when somebody is injured or having a medical emergency is a friend or co worker who happens to be on the scene at the time. If that person has had the right training they can do everything reasonably within their power to help that person and give them the best possible chance of survival and recovery by acting quickly and appropriately. This will only be possible if they have had the right training and it is up to their employer to ensure that they have this training.

It is important that employers recognise that they have a responsibility to ensure enough of their workers have had the right training so that they can be of maximum assistance when an emergency occurs. Attending one of the first aid courses available will ensure that the individual will have the training to deal with all sorts of medical emergencies such as heart attack, electric shock, burns, cuts, fractures, eye injuries, falls, fainting, diabetic emergencies, seizures, poisoning, asthma and many others. The trainee will know how to respond quickly to any of these emergencies, hopefully being able to stabilise the patient and give them the appropriate care until the emergency services arrive if needed. Emergency CPR is an important life saving skill that needs to be learned for first response situations. The trainee will learn to be able to assess the situation and take the necessary action quickly.

Many employees will feel a sense of personal pride and accomplishment having attended a first aid course, it is of great benefit to their co workers who will feel better looked after in their workplace and it will look great on the person’s CV as well. Any potential future employer is bound to take notice and attach some extra value to this qualification, not to mention saving them the money it would have cost them to train someone else.


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