First Aid at Work Training Page

We are please to be associated with Langton Medical Training who are leading providers of HSE approved First Aid at Work Training in North-East England. We can tailor more advanced training to the needs of your organization and over the years have trained air crew, ships crew and expeditioners as well as various military and police teams.

Langton Medical Training - HSE approved quality First Aid at Work training

The Clock Is Ticking

If 10 people have a cardiac arrest and they receive help via a defibrillator* in the first minute, 9 out of 10 will survive. For every minute that passes until the heart can be defibrillated, the patient’s odds of surviving a cardiac arrest decline by 10%.

With the use of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) your trained First Aider can help stabilise a patient until an ambulance or doctor arrives.

Most companies are aware of the requirements for First Aid persons and value their First Aid and Advanced Level Training in saving lives, and dealing with injuries in the work place or in the home.
Your First Aider is vital. They must be trained to respond professionally to the needs of colleagues, customers and visitors at any time.

*Defibrillator is the machine that sends an electric shock to the heart in a bid to help re-start it. All ambulances carry such a unit, which can be used to monitor heart conditions.

About Us [TOP]

Our purpose built training facility includes a student refractory, classrooms, lecture theatres together with skill stations.

We work hard to maintain our reputation for excellence and we are dedicated to providing individuals and companies with the most up to date teaching available in the field of primary first aid.

Our staff all hold professional qualifications and include Registered Medical Practitioners, Registered General  Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians and Health and Safety Executive First Aid at Work Instructions.

They all have ‘hands on’ experience – training programmes are delivered from experience and not prompt cards and text.

Our Chief Instructor has a Cert Ed and our other training staff all hold professional qualifications and include Registered Medical Practitioners, Registered General Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians and Health and Safety Executive First Aid at Work Instructors. They also have ‘hands-on’ experience as front line ambulance crews – delivering the training programme from experience and not from prompt cards and text books.

Candidates are expertly trained in the correct application of the various skill levels required using all the latest technology to assist in our training programme.

What Courses Are Available [TOP]

We offer a large range of pre-hospital courses. A brief description of our most popular ones are shown below, for further information and course dates please call us on 01325 308081.

Emergency First Aid for Child Carers

This course is suitable for anyone who works with, or cares for young children. The course and qualification is ideal for Pre-school group personnel, Parent and Toddler groups, Creches, Family Centres, Childminders, Nannies, Foster Carers, Au Pairs and teachers.

Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy

This course is suitable for anyone who may have to administer medical gasses as part of their pre-hospital care role.

Emergency Medical Technician

This course is suitable for those who may have to deal with trauma and medical patients using techniques and equipment beyond the scope of basic first aid. It is ideal for private ambulance service personnel, medical response teams, on-site company ambulance staff and first aiders who wish to extend their knowledge.

Presentation Skills

This course is suitable for those who may have to stand up in front of an audience and give a talk.

Health & Safety First Aid at Work Instructors Course

This course is suitable for those who have held a First Aid at Work certificate for 6 years and who wish to become instructors.

Other Courses of Interest :

* First Aid at Work
* Refresher First Aid at Work
* First Aid at Work – Annual Up-date
* Appointed Person – First Aid
* Basic Life Support
* Instructional Techniques
* Advisory Defibrillation
* First Aid for Children
* Advanced Life Support
* Medical Gases Stage 1 – Oxygen Therapy/Airway Management
* Medical Gases Stage 2 – Entonox Therapy
* First Aid Incident Training Day
* Laryngeal Mask Airway
* Basic Parental First Aid
* Emergency Medical Technician
* Emergency Aid

First Aid at Work (HSE Approved) [TOP]

The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 requires you to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities, and personnel to enable first aid to be given to your employees if they are injured or become ill at work.

People at work can suffer injuries or fall ill. What is important is that they receive immediate attention and that an ambulance is called in serious cases. First aid at work covers the arrangements you must make to ensure this happens. It can save lives and prevent minorinjuries becoming major ones.

The course offers the essential first aid skills required within the first few minutes of an emergency and adheres to the education programme set down by Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

Topics covered include:

Resuscitation, Unconsciousness, Bleeding or wounded, Shock, Injury to bones, muscles or joints, Burns or scalds, Eye injury, Overcome by gas or fumes, Poisoned or exposed to harmful substances, Recognise minor or major illnesses and take appropriate action.

Course Duration:     4 days

Course Dates:        Please telephone 01325 308081

First Aid at Work Refresher (HSE Approved) – 2 Days

Candidates attending this course must be in profession of a current FAW Certificate. Upon successful completion of this course candidates will be awarded with a renewed FAW Certificate valid for 3 years.

Appointed Person

An appointed person is someone who can take charge of an emergency situation should the need arise. They are ideal for small businesses or as a back up for cover for more qualified first aiders. The course leads to a recognised qualification, which is valid for 3 years.

Topics covered include:

Priorities of First Aid
Initial Assessment
Emergency Procedures                                    
Identification of Conditions
Wounds

Course Duration:        1 Day

Course Dates:            Please telephone 01325 308081

Please note this course cannot be used as a substitute for the HSE Approved First Aid at Work Course.

First Aid Incident Training Day – 1 Day

This course is designed to test procedures and actions for dealing with a major injury or multiple injuries. First Aiders ability is test in their normal work place, in scenarios prepared by our staff and using our staff as stimulated casualties. Your Health and Safety Advisors are fully debriefed after each situation.

Instructional Techniques – 2 Days

This course is designed for those people who wish to instruct others. The skills acquired are designed to enable the student to provide a good learning environment. Upon successful completion the candidate will be awarded be awarded a certificate valid for 3 years.

Advisory Defibrillation [TOP]

Defibrillation is the delivery of electric current to the heart muscle indirectly through the chest wall when the heart has stopped beating.

“It’s time to become a little bit more imaginative. It’s time to have defibrillators in hospital wards, public places, large stadiums, police vehicles, and large aircraft and large ships. Let the aphorism for the ‘90s be this: if a patient has to be brought to the hospital for resuscitation, it should be considered a failure of the system.”*

If 10 people have a cardiac arrest and they receive help via a defibrillator in the first minute, 9 out of 10 will survey. For every minute that passes until the heart can be defibrillated, the patient’s odds of surviving a cardiac arrest decline by 10%.

Topics covered include:

Priorities of First Aid
Initial Assessment
Resuscitation         
CPR protocols
Use of Advisory Defibrillation

Course Duration:        Half Day

Course Dates:            Please telephone 01325 308081

Medical Gases Stage 1 – (Oxygen Therapy/Airway Management) – 1 Day

This course covers the use of oxygen as an adjunct to resuscitation together with airway management. Successful completion of this course will result in a certificate valid for 1 year.

Medical Gases Stage 2 – (Entonox Therapy) – 1 Day

This course covers the use of Entonox in the management of a casualty. Successful completion of the course will result in a certificate for 1 year.

Laryngeal Mask Airway - This is a simple to use device that helps secure the airway of an unconscious airway and makes rescue breathing much easier & safer.

Other Pre-hospital training courses arranged by request:-

All courses can be structured to meet individual or company requirements and can be arranged at our training centre, or at your company premises subject to numbers.

Recognition [TOP]

Recognition by external agencies is a vital requirement for all professional training establishments in reflecting the quality of the course they provide. Listed below are some of the external agencies whose training criteria we adopt and who validate, approve or recognise our training courses.

* Health and Safety Executive Approved 1769/96
* British Heart Foundation
* Resuscitation Council (UK)
* Construction Industry Training Board (Training Grants)
* Bishop Auckland College
* British Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
* The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
* British Professional Ambulance Consortium
* ASET Approved Centre

Guidance on First Aid At Work Requirements (Can be obtained by your Health and Safety Officer or by calling us on 01325 308081)

Providing trained First Aiders in the workplace is a legal requirement under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. Failure to comply could lead to prosecution.

Where there are special circumstances, such as remoteness from the emergency services, shift work or sites with several separate buildings, there may need to be more first aid personnel. Increased provision will also be necessary to cover for any absences.