First Aid
| Regulations
change over the years. Here we can see fow the First Aid
Syllabus changed over the 13 months between July 1993 and August
1994.
It is essential that the instruction is in accordance with the latest edition of "First Aid" produced jointly by the British Red Cross, St. John and St. Andrew's Ambulance Associations. |
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| In planning the course it will be helpful if the time for each Grade can be extended to eight or nine weeks (or alternatively and more easily accommodated in many programmes) the usual six sessions are each extended to about 45 minutes. It is important that the instruction contains a considerable element of practical training and this additional time will allow the inclusion of this. | ||
| Members should be examined by a qualified person other than the instructor. If the examiner is suitably qualified (e.g. Medical Practitioner, qualified Nurse with a valid First Aid Certificate, holder of BRCS lnstructor's Cert. in First Aid etc.) then passing Grade 3 can gain the British Red Cross Youth First Aid Certificate. There are equivalent Certificates in the other organisations. | ||
| For acceptance by the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme note that instruction should be given by a suitably qualified BB Officer or an accredited member of British Red Cross, the St. John or St. Andrew's Ambulance Brigade. For the DEA Scheme the examiner must be a an accredited member of one of the three First Aid organisations. The BB Grade 3 Credit is not recognised without this additional control. | ||
| Grade 1 | ||
| Awarded to boys who attend regularly and who demonstrate competence and ability in all of the following: | ||
| Scope of First Aid | ||
| Accident Management | ||
| Treatment priority | ||
| Recovery position. | ||
| First aid kits - contents and improvisation | ||
| Simple circulation | ||
| Wounds and bleeding | ||
| Narrow triangular bandage | ||
| Dressing to arm or leg. | ||
| Control of bleeding - elevation and/or pressure. | ||
| Application of basic dressings | ||
| Message sending | ||
| Grade 2 | ||
| Awarded to members who demonstrate practically competence and ability in all subjects listed in Grade 1 above and in addition: | ||
| Burns and scalds | ||
| Dressing to Hand, head. | ||
| Slings | ||
| Blood loss | ||
| Shock | ||
| Elevation sling | ||
| Poisons | ||
| Causes of unconsciousness / Faints | ||
| Breathing - stoppage of breathing | ||
| Resuscitation | ||
| Recovery position | ||
| Management of simple incidents. | ||
| Note that any direct entries at Grade 2 will need to have at least two hours instruction in Grade 1 subjects before starting on Grade 2. | ||
| Grade 3 | ||
| Awarded to members who can demonstrate practically their knowledge, competence and ability in all of the subjects given in Grade 1 and 2 above and in addition: | ||
| Holger Nielsen | ||
| Stoppage of heart | ||
| External chest compression. | ||
| Internal bleeding | ||
| Fractures | ||
| Treatment of fractures | ||
| Injuries to joints | ||
| Simple Handling techniques | ||
| Hypothermia | ||
| Snake bite | ||
| Transport. | ||
| Incident management. | ||
| Practical Incidents | ||
(Regulations as at July 1993)
| It is essential that the instruction is in accordance with the latest edition of "First Aid" produced jointly by the British Red Cross, St John and St Aridrew's Ambulance Associations. | ||
| In planning the course it will be helpful if the time for each Grade can be extended to eight or nine weeks (or alternatively and more easily accommodated in many programmes) the usual six sessions are each extended to about 45 minutes. It is important that the instruction contains a considerable element of practical training and this additional time will allow the inclusion of this. | ||
| Members should be examined by a qualified person other than the instructor. It the examiner is suitably qualified (e.g. Medical Practitioner, qualified Nurse with a valid First Aid Certificate, holder of BRCS lnstructor's Cert in First Aid etc) then passing Grade 3 can gain the British Red Cross Youth First Aid Certificate. There are equivalent Certificates in the other organisations. | ||
| For acceptance by the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme note that instruction should be given by a suitably qualified BB Officer or an accredited member of British Red Cross, the St John or St Andrew's Ambulance Brigade. For the DEA Scheme the examiner must be an accredited member of one of the three First Aid organisations. The BB Grade 3 Credit is riot recognised without this additional control. | ||
| Grade 1. | ||
| Action in Emergency | ||
| The Unconscious Casualty | ||
| Assessment | ||
| Response (shake/shout) | ||
| Airway | ||
| Breathing | ||
| Circulation | ||
| (Pulse - adult, child, intant) | ||
| Recovery Position | ||
| Control of Bleeding | ||
| (Position, direct pressure, elevation) | ||
| Treatment of minor wounds | ||
| Use of sterile dressing, adhesive dressing, roller bandaging | ||
| Treatment of Burns | ||
| Position for Treatment | ||
| (Supline, Semi-recumbent Recovery) | ||
| Protection from cold | ||
| Grade 2. | ||
| Grade 1 plus: | ||
| The Unconscious Casualty | ||
| Artificial Ventilation | ||
| (Adult, child, infant) | ||
| Recognition & Treatment of choking | ||
| (no abdominal thrust) | ||
| Asthma | ||
| Heart Attack | ||
| Poisoning | ||
| Head and facial injuries | ||
| Levels of response | ||
| Scalp bandage | ||
| Limb injuries | ||
| Slings | ||
| Grade 3. | ||
| Grade 1 & 2 plus | ||
| The Unconscious Casualty | ||
| Resuscitation procedures | ||
| Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) | ||
| (Adult, child, infant) | ||
| Choking - Adult with abdominal thrust | ||
| Child, with chest thrust then abdominal thrust | ||
| Infant, with chest thrust (should not be included until it appears in appropriate British Red Cross, St John and St Andrew's manuals) | ||
| Fits | ||
| Back and neck injuries | ||
| Chest injuries | ||
| Hypothermia | ||
| Heat exhaustion | ||
| Recommended syllabus from St Andrew's Ambulance
Association. Conforming to the associations junior class requirements. |
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(Regulations as at August 1994)
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