Medical Courses

This regulated qualification forms part of the QA First Aid suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:

• The Resuscitation Council (UK)

• A distinguished panel of experts in emergency medical care

This QA qualification is:

• For people who deal with first aid at work enabling them to be emergency first aiders under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

• Based on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) training standard for delivery of Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) courses for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

This qualification should enable Learners to attain the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of emergency first aid situations.

Learners should be able to demonstrate the practical administration of safe, prompt, effective first aid in emergency situations with an understanding of the role of first aider.

This qualification forms part of the QA First Aid suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:

• The Resuscitation Council (UK)

• A distinguished panel of experts in emergency medical care

This QA qualification is:

• For people who deal with first aid at work enabling them to be workplace first aiders under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

• Based on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) training standard for delivery of First Aid at Work (FAW) courses for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

This qualification should enable Learners to attain the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of first aid situations.

Learners should be able to demonstrate the practical administration of safe, prompt, effective first aid in emergency situations with an understanding of the role of first aider.

This qualification forms part of the QA First Aid suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:

•  The Resuscitation Council (UK)

•  Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

•  A distinguished panel of experts in emergency medical care

This QA qualification is:

• For people who are required to provide emergency first aid to infants and/or children

• Based on the EYFS syllabus for emergency first aid courses

Learners should be able to demonstrate the practical administration of safe, prompt, effective first aid in emergency situations with an understanding of the role of first aider.

This qualification forms part of the QA First Aid suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:

• Resuscitation Council (UK)

• Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

• A distinguished panel of experts in emergency medical care

This QA qualification is for people who work with or look after children, enabling them to have skills and knowledge of how to deal with paediatric first aid situations which can arise when looking after children.

This qualification outlines a range of practical skills for providing first aid to infants and children. Learners will practise assessing and managing an incident and demonstrate how to treat a variety of serious conditions.

This qualification forms part of the QA First Aid suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:

• The Resuscitation Council (UK)

• A distinguished panel of experts in emergency medical care

• Institute for Outdoor Learning ‘Outdoor First Aid Assessment Principles’

• Institute for Outdoor Learning ‘Statement of Good Practice’ (Band 3)

• Outdoor First Aid subject matter experts

This qualification should enable Learners to attain the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of outdoor first aid situations.

Learning outcomes include dealing with management of multiple casualties, stabilising and insulating casualties, cardiac arrest, blood loss, choking, extremes of temperature, unconsciousness, fractures, head and spinal injuries, drowning, burns, secondary survey, medical conditions and more.

This qualification forms part of the QA First Aid suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:

• The Resuscitation Council (UK)

• A distinguished panel of experts in emergency medical care

• Institute for Outdoor Learning ‘Outdoor First Aid Assessment Principles’

• Institute for Outdoor Learning ‘Statement of Good Practice’ (Band 2)

• Outdoor First Aid subject matter experts

This qualification should enable Learners to attain the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of outdoor first aid situations.

This qualification forms part of the QA First Aid suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:

• Resuscitation Council (UK)

• The British Thoracic Society

• UK Ambulance Services Clinical Practice Guidelines (JRCALC)

Learners should be able to demonstrate the safe, prompt and effective administration of emergency oxygen when providing emergency treatment and/or management in first aid situations.

This qualification forms part of the QA First Aid suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:

• European Resuscitation Council Section 9. First aid

• British Army, Battlefield Casualty Drills

This QA qualification is:

• Based on citizenAID, which is the initiative of four deeply experienced UK military and civilian clinicians working in collaboration with industry to improve public resilience

• Based on the contents of the citizenAID app/pocket guide

When there is a shooting, stabbing, vehicle attack, acid attack or bomb explosion the initial priority will be public safety. This can delay the time before the emergency services are able to reach the injured. citizenAID enables the general public to be effective in these situations before the emergency services are available to provide professional medical support.