Stage Badges

Staged Activity Badges: Emergency Aid

For stages 1 - 3 ongoing assessment is acceptable.

For stages 4 and 5 a more structured assessment at the end of the course is recommended to test knowledge.

Emergency Aid 1

Complete the requirements below.

1. Understand and recognise dangers in the house and outside.

2. Know what to do at the scene of an accident.

3. Know how to open an airway.

4. Know how to treat minor cuts, scratches and grazes.

 

Emergency Aid 2

Complete the requirements below.

1. Know what to do at the scene of an accident.

2. Know how to get help from the emergency service.

3. Know how to clear an airway and place in the recovery position.

4. Know how to deal with minor bleeding.

5. Know how to deal with major bleeding.

6. Know how to deal with burns and scalds.

 

Emergency Aid 3

Complete the requirements below.

1. Know what to do at the scene of an accident.

2. Know when and how to contact the Emergency Services.

3. Be able to respond to the needs of an unconscious patient. Know how to open an airway, give CPR and how to place in the recovery position.

4. Know how to deal with major bleeding.

5. Know how to deal with burns and scalds.

6. Know how to safeguard against the effects of heat. Know how to recognise and treat heat exhaustion.

7. Know how to safeguard against the effects of cold. Know how to recognise and treat hypothermia.

8. Recognise the symptoms of shock and how to treat a casualty.

9. Know how to deal with choking.

 

Emergency Aid 4

Complete the requirements below.

1. Know what to do at the scene of an accident.

2. Know when and how to contact the Emergency Services.

3. Be able to respond to the needs of an unconscious patient. Know how to open an airway, give CPR to both an adult and a child and how to place in the recovery position.

4. Know how to deal with both minor cuts and bleeding and major bleeding injuries.

5. Know how to deal with burns and scalds.

6. Know how to safeguard against the effects of heat. Know how to recognise and treat heat exhaustion.

7. Know how to safeguard against the effects of cold. Know how to recognise and treat hypothermia.

8. Recognise the symptoms of shock and how to treat a casualty.

9. Know how to deal with choking.

10. Know the common medication procedures used by individuals with asthma and how to deal with an asthma attack.

11. Know how to recognise the symptoms of a heart attack and take appropriate action.

12. Know how to deal with an injury to the head.

13. Know how to deal with a casualty with a suspected spinal injury.

14. Recognise the signs of a fracture and soft tissue injuries and how to protect from further injury or pain.

15. Know the signs and symptoms of Meningitis and the action to take.

 

Emergency Aid 5

Complete the requirements below.

1. Know what to do at the scene of an accident.

2. Know when and how to contact the Emergency Services.

3. Be able to respond to the needs of an unconscious patient Know how to open an airway, give CPR to adults, children and infants and how to place in the recovery position.

4. Know how to deal with both minor cuts and bleeding and major bleeding injuries.

5. Know how to deal with burns and scalds.

6. Know how to safeguard against the effects of heat. Know how to recognise and treat heat exhaustion.

7. Know how to safeguard against the effects of cold. Know how to recognise and treat hypothermia.

8. Recognise the symptoms of shock and how to treat a casualty.

9. Know how to deal with choking.

10. Know the common medication procedures used by asthmatics and how to deal with an asthma attack.

11. Know how to recognise the symptoms of a heart attack and take appropriate action.

12. Know how to deal with an injury to the head. Know how to treat a casualty with a suspected spinal injury.

13. Recognise the signs of a fracture and how to protect from further injury or pain.

14. Know how to recognise the symptoms of a stroke and take appropriate action.

15. Know how to recognise a range of muscular and skeletal injuries and how to protect from further injury and pain.

16. Know how to recognise and deal with a range of other medical conditions including Anaphylaxis, Angina, Cramp, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Febrile Convulsions and Meningitis.