Foundation Certificate in Integrated First Aid Training (Part-time) (Co-organized with Employee Retraining Board)(SA002HS)

Objectives

  1. Targeted at Non-Chinese speaking who require First-Aid skills at work and wish to enhance their First-Aid skills and obtain a recognized First-Aid certificate
  2. To equip trainees with basic principles of First-Aid and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) to strengthen their techniques in performing basic First-Aid treatments
  3. To raise their consciousness of safety

Course Content

(A) First Aid Training Module

  1. Principle and Practice of First Aid
  2. Making a diagnosis
  3. Psychological Impact after Injury
  4. Assessing a Casualty
  5. Demonstration and Practice on Bandaging (Arm Sling, Elevation Sling)
  6. Injury and Bleeding
  7. Use of Personal Protective Equipment
  8. First Aid Materials
  9. Demonstration and Practice on Bandaging
  10. Body Systems and their functions
  11. Circulatory Failure
  12. Nervous System and Loss of Consciousness
  13. Fractures
  14. Handling and Transportation of Casualty
  15. Burns and Scalds
  16. Respiratory System and Asphyxia (Choking, CPR)
  17. Demonstration and Practice on CPR
  18. Demonstration on Choking
  19. Recovery Position
  20. Written Test
  21. Practical Assessment

Training Hours: 33

(B) Automated External Defibrillation Training Module

  1. Anatomy of the Heart
  2. Heart Rhythms during cardiac arrest
  3. Principles of AED
  4. AED Protocol
  5. Safety, Maintenance and Documentation
  6. Demonstration on AED
  7. Scenario Practice
  8. AED practical assessment
  9. Written test

Training Hours: 4

Course Duration

37 hours (Half day or evening)

Medium of Instruction

English

Certificate

Trainees will be awarded the First Aid Certificate, which is recognized by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (valid for 3 years), if they have fulfilled the following requirements:

  1. Attain an attendance of 80% or above in First-Aid Training Module; and
  2. Pass all parts of assessment in First-Aid Training Module

Graduation Criteria

Trainees will be awarded the certificate issued by the Employees Retraining Board if they have fulfilled the requirements of modules (1) & (2) as listed below:

(1) First-Aid Training Module

  1. Attain an attendance of 80% or above in First-Aid Training Module; and
  2. Pass all parts of assessment in First-Aid Training Module; and

(2) Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Training Module

  1. Attain an attendance of 100% in AED Training Module; and
  2. Pass all parts of assessment in AED Training Module.