Course Information:
Maximum number of delegates is 12
Duration: minimum of 1 day / 6 hours
First aid at work training does not include the administration of any medications. While allergy sufferers and their parents or guardians receive advice and training in the use of auto-injectors, care workers, child carers, and first aiders rarely do. As the social care sector continues to expand, and with the childcare industry’s growth also continuing, many first aiders feel that they need additional training to meet the needs of their clients.
We suggest that a work-based risk assessment should be carried out, and anyone expected to manage an anaphylactic emergency should be trained to a competent level to act safely and appropriately. This course is designed with precisely that in mind. The course aims and objectives are for the delegate to understand what anaphylaxis is and how it relates to a normal mild allergic reaction; common triggers for attacks; signs and symptoms of a reaction; risk assessment and working with care plans; administration of an auto-injector and first aid treatment.
Qualification
Immediate Management of Anaphylaxis – FAA Level 3
Course Content
- What is anaphylaxis and the legal position on the use of adrenaline?
- Triggers
- Life threatening conditions
- Calling for help and early recognition
- Treatment for anaphylaxis
- Key features of auto-injectors
- Conducting a scene survey
- Conducting an initial assessment
- ABCDE approach
- Positioning of the casualty
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation – CPR
- Recognition of anaphylaxis and using an auto-injector
- Disposal of sharps
- Handover
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