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Sports First Aid

Covering practical skills needed by the sports first aider, this course provides the confidence and knowledge to deal with comprehensive life-saving first aid emergencies as well as managing and dealing with common sports injury situations; it is especially useful for the pitchside first aider.

Prices

• Individual – £125

• Group of 12 – £975

Content

• Being Safe – best practise including prevention of cross-infection.
• Vital Signs – temperature, colour, pulse, breathing, level of consciousness.
• Incident Handling – a systematic approach to problem solving & decision making.
• Unconsciousness – managing the unconscious casualty to ensure a safe airway.
• CPR & Choking – dealing with the non breathing casualty including drowning.
• Wounds & Bleeding – dealing with external & internal bleeding and shock.
• Major/Sport Specific Injuries – treating head, spine, chest, abdomen, pelvis, leg & arm injuries.
• Soft Tissue Injuries - to muscles & joints including dislocations.
• Cold and Heat – dealing with hypothermia & hyperthermia.
• Monitoring – Casualty Cards & monitoring plus hand over to rescue services.
• Emergency Action Plans.
• Casualty Handling.
• Return to Play Decisions.
• First Aid Regulations – some awareness including first aid kits.

Duration

• 2 days (14+ hours)

Certification

This course leads to an ITC Sports First Aid qualification.

Requalification

Certificates are valid for three years following which candidates can requalify by undertaking another 2 day (14+ hour) Sports First Aid course.

How to Book

Simply choose a date in the box on the right-hand side and click the corresponding Book Online Here button; Payment is Not Required at the time of booking.