Emergency First Aid at Work course in Ipswich

Is EFAW the right course?

This course suits any workplace that wants people ready to act in an emergency. When someone collapses, stops breathing or is bleeding heavily, what happens in the first few minutes matters most, often before an ambulance arrives. The more of your team who know what to do, the more likely someone nearby can help.

Many workplaces also have someone trained in First Aid at Work. They can take responsibility for first aid provision across the workplace and support your emergency first aiders when something happens. Your first aid needs assessment tells you the right mix.

Our free first aid needs assessment template helps you work out your own numbers, or try our two-minute first aid needs check for a starting point.

On the day

Arrive at the Suffolk Enterprise Centre reception at Felaw Maltings for a 9am start; there's free parking opposite on Mather Way. The day is hands-on, with practice on manikins and defibrillator trainers. Your trainer assesses your practical skills as you go through the course, and you also complete a multiple-choice assessment.

What you'll learn

• The role and responsibilities of an emergency first aider
• Assessing an incident and keeping everyone safe
• Helping a casualty who is unresponsive and breathing normally, including the recovery position
• CPR and using a defibrillator (AED)
• Catastrophic bleeding, including using a tourniquet
• A casualty who is choking
• Wounds and bleeding, including severe bleeding
• Shock
• Minor injuries: small cuts, grazes, bruises, splinters, and minor burns and scalds
• Seizures