First Aid at Work Refresher

This refresher helps qualified First Aid at Work (FAW) first aiders keep their knowledge current between practical requalification courses. It revisits your role, the primary survey, CPR and AED use, and the management of common injuries and medical emergencies, in line with current UK guidance. It is an awareness and refresher course only: it does not provide or renew a First Aid at Work or Emergency First Aid at Work qualification, and first aid skills must be learned and assessed through practical training.
Modules
5
Duration
About 50 minutes
Pass mark
80%
Assessment
10 questions from a bank of 17

Learning outcomes

  • ✓Explain the role, responsibilities and limits of a workplace first aider under the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981.
  • ✓Apply the primary survey (DR ABC) to prioritise care for a casualty.
  • ✓Describe the current UK approach to adult CPR, AED use, the recovery position and choking.
  • ✓Recall the first aid priorities for bleeding, shock, burns, fractures, head injuries and eye injuries.
  • ✓Recognise and respond to medical emergencies including heart attack, stroke, seizures, asthma, anaphylaxis, hypoglycaemia and poisoning.
  • ✓Record first aid treatment accurately and confidentially.

Course contents

  1. Module 1: Your Role and the Primary Survey

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  2. Module 2: CPR, AED, Recovery Position and Choking

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  3. Module 3: Bleeding, Shock, Burns and Injuries

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  4. Module 4: Medical Emergencies

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  5. Module 5: Records and Keeping Ready

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  6. Final assessment & certificate