First Aid Courses Coming Up with Action Training

In the coming weeks Action Training have a couple of first aid training courses being hosted in Warrington that you can book onto. Action Training are hosting First Aid at Work Refresher and Paediatric First Aid. Both of these courses are being hosted towards the end of June.
Action Training offer training to small and medium sized businesses in Warrington, Wigan, Liverpool, Manchester, St Helens. To see more of their courses being hosted this year, click here.

First Aid at Work Refresher
June 20th & 21st

This course is for students that have volunteered to be a nominated First Aider within the work place and currently hold a first aid at work certificate. (Evidence of this must be provided on the course)
This course will suit any member of staff within the work place.

A First Aider will have:

• Good reliability, disposition and communication skills
• An aptitude and ability to absorb new skills and knowledge
• An ability to cope with stressful and physically demanding emergency procedures
• Normal duties in the workplace that can be left, to respond immediately and rapidly to an emergency.

There is a maximum of 12 places available.

Course Times: 09.30 – 16.30.

Validation of Certification: 3 years.

Course Duration: 2 full days.

Having completed this course, the participants will have an understanding and knowledge of many things needed to be a First Aider, including:

• provide emergency first aid at work
• administer first aid to a casualty with:
• injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including suspected spinal injuries;
• chest injuries;
• burns and scalds;
• eye injuries;
• sudden poisoning;
• anaphylactic shock;
• the need for recording incidents and actions;
• administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure);
• administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded and bleeding;
• administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock;
• provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters).

Assessment

The final assessment will determine a student’s ability to act safely, promptly and effectively when an emergency occurs at work and to deal with a casualty who:

• Is unconscious;
• Requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
• Is wounded and bleeding.

There is also a short Multi Choice Paper with a pass mark.

All those who attend will receive a course book and when the course has been completed they will receive a certificate. 

Paediatric First Aid

June 22nd & 23rd

The training course is designed for workers caring for children in the absence of their parents. The training is for all staff involved in the care or teaching of children, for example midday assistants, class room assistants, teachers, childminders, carers, nannies and after school members of staff.

The information will be relevant for the immediate care of:

• New born to 12 months
• 1 year to 8 years of age
• 8 years and over

There is a maximum of 12 places available.

Validation of Certification: 3 years.

Course Duration: 12 hours.

Having completed the course the participants will have knowledge and an understanding of many things needed to administer first aid on children. These topics include:

• Appropriate contents of a first aid box for babies and children
• Planning for first aid emergencies involving babies and children
• Dealing with emergencies involving babies and children
• Resuscitating babies and children
• Recognising and responding appropriately to anaphylactic shock in babies and children
• Responding appropriately to choking in babies and children.
• Responding appropriately to head, neck and back injuries in babies and children
• Recognising and responding appropriately to cases of poisoning in babies and children
• Responding appropriately to febrile convulsions in babies and young children.
• Recognising and responding appropriately to the emergency needs of babies and children with chronic medical conditions, including epilepsy, asthma, sickle cell anaemia, diabetes.
• Recognising and responding appropriately to meningitis and other serious sudden illnesses

All students will receive a course book and once the course is completed they will also receive a certificate.

If either of these courses are appropriate for you to attend, then visit Action Training's website for more information and to book onto a course. Or contact them today for more information.

Quality Training Courses from Action Training

ActionTraining offer a range of professional and high quality training courses. Including First Aid training, Paediatric First Aid training, Health and Safety courses, Lifeguard training, Food Hygiene courses and Fire Safety courses.

They operate across Warrington, Wigan, Liverpool, Manchester, St Helens. Providing a supportive and stress free working environment. Training courses can be tailored to your requirements and Action Training can supply health and safety audits, health and safety reviews, risk assessments, advise and much more! 

Take a look below to see how many Governing Bodies support Action Training:

The swimming teachers association (STA) governs both the the Pool attendant award and the Life Guard award courses offered by Action Training.

The Chartered Institure of Environmental Health (CIEH) governs all of ActionTraining’s Food Hygiene courses and most of their Health and Safety Courses.

Full list of Governing Bodies:
- Swimming Teachers Association
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
- Highfield Awarding Body of Compliance
- St Helens Chamber
- Federation of Small Businesses
- First Aid Industry Body

Action Training offer a range of courses across the North West:

- First Aid training
- Paediatric First Aid training
- Health and Safety courses
- Lifeguard training
- Food Hygiene courses
- Fire Safety courses

If you'd like to book a training course with Action Training, visit their website by clicking this link. Or call 01942 270070 today!

First Aid Training for Businesses | Action Training Services

We all know what first aid is but do we actually know how it important it is? Imagine yourself in work and you trip over a cable of wires, you then hit your head on the wall and pass out. Now imagine if not one single person in your workplace new what to do? You may be thinking well they would just ring an ambulance, which on average takes 8 minutes to arrive. In that time you could have swallowed your tongue blocking you airways, or you could be bleeding excessively from the head.

I know this doesn't sound pleasant but these types of incidents occur every single day and could be prevented if someone had sufficient first aid training. As a business employer you should provide first aid training for your employees, which is now a legal requirement and failing to do so could not only cost you someones life but also your business.

By trying to compromise on your staffs safety to save yourself costs is a huge failure as an employer and will cost you. So if you haven't already given your staff the training they and yourself need speak to Action Training Services based in Wigan who offer a range of first aid training courses which can all be tailored to meet the training needs of your organisation. Their first aid training courses includes:

• Emergency first aid at work course
• First aid at work course
• First aid at work (refresher)
• Defibrillation (AED)
• Bumps, slips and trips
• Annual basic first aid skills update

They are able to offer their first aid training courses in the area of Manchester, Warrington, Wigan, Liverpool and St Helens or they can provide you with in-house training at your premises.

Please visit www.actiontraining.co.uk or call 01942270070 or email training@actiontraining.co.uk.

First Aid Courses from Action Training Services

Does your workplace have sufficient first aider available? Is there anyone trained in first aid? If not this can be a huge problem for yourself, your business and the safety of your employees and customers.

In case there is an incident and a casualty needs first aid assistance you need at least one person within your organisation to be trained in dealing with this problem. First aid at work is a necessity not a privilege so act now before its too late!

There are a number of first aid courses available to suit you, your organisation and the candidate selected to be the first aider. Here at Action Training Services we provide the following first aid course:

Emergency fist aid at work
First aid at work
First aid at work (refresher)
Defibrillation (AED)
Bumps, slips and trips
Annual basic first aid skills update

If you click on each course it will take you to the course details and information so you can read and see which is most suitable to you and will benefit your organisation.

First aid courses are available in Warrington, Wigan, Manchester, Liverpool and St Helens.

If you require any other courses please visit http://www.actiontraining.co.uk/ or contact us today on 01942270070 or email training@actiontraining.co.uk