Standard First Aid

Standard First Aid (SFA)

The Standard First Aid (SFA) course deal with additional life-threatening medical emergencies, above and beyond what is delivered in the one-day Emergency First Aid (EFA) course. This broader, more in-depth course places you into real life medical emergencies via hands-on practical skills stations and scenarios.
This two days course covers skills needed to recognize, prevent, and respond to circulation emergencies for adults, childs and infants (CPR levels A and C). Other topics include head and spine injuries, splinting, diabetes, as well as hot & cold weather emergencies.

Topics covered

  • Preparing to respond
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • Three steps to use in medical emergences
  • Recovery position
  • Shock
  • Secondary survey
  • Choking (conscious)
  • Choking (unconscious)
  • CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation) – Adult, child and infant
  • Five rights of medication
  • Hyperventilation & Asthma
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Respiratory arrest
  • Heart attack & angina
  • Stroke & TIA
  • Cardiac arrest
  • AED (Automatic External Defibrillator)
  • Bleeding (external & internal)
  • Wounds (facial, abdominal, burns)
  • Burns
  • Eye injuries
  • Head and spine injuries
  • Bone, muscle, and joint injuries
  • Splinting
  • Diabetes
  • Seizures
  • Hot & cold weather emergencies
  • Poisons, bites & stings