First Aid Training (FAT-1) 30-05-2026

1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES (FIRST AID BASICS)
• Definition of first aid
• Duties and responsibilities of first aid rescuers
• Victim and rescuer safety
• Legal issues in first aid
• Infection control
• Primary survey
• Recovery position
• Action after the emergency
2. MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
• Breathing problems
• Asthma
• Choking (adult, child, infant)
• Heart attack and cardiac arrest
• Fainting
• Stroke
• Seizures / epilepsy
• Drowning
• Poison emergencies
3. ADULT, CHILD AND INFANT CPR
• Chest compressions
• Rescue breathing
3a. Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
4. INJURY EMERGENCIES
• Bleeding and wounds
– Nosebleed
– Amputation
• Bandaging
• Shock
• Fractures (broken bones)
• Burns
• Electrical injuries
5. ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES
• Bites and stings
• Snakebite
• Hypothermia
• Heatstroke and heat cramp

Course Content

General principles
Medical emergencies
Adult, Child and Infant CPR
Injury emergencies
Environmental emergencies