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Worksafe BC Occupational First Aid Level 1

Accidents do happen, however, and each workplace must have the necessary facilities and personnel to deal with them. The facilities and personnel required will depend on the hazards and number of employees found at a particular site.

The purpose of occupational first aid is to provide workers with prompt, easily accessible, and appropriate first aid treatment and to keep a record of each treatment.

 Occupational First Aid Level 1

Course outline:

Occupational First Aid Level 1 is a 8 hour course designed to cover all medical techniques considered to be within the responsibility of the Occupational First Aid Level 1 Attendant in industry.

Prerequisites:

To qualify for Level 1 training, a person must be at least 16 years old and have the physical ability to perform first aid skills required to complete the learning tasks. No previous first aid training is required.

Instructional Objectives: (The procedures will follow the guidelines described in the Occupational First Aid Level 1 Training Manual).

• Each participant will identify and perform appropriate interventions for minor soft tissue injuries including the need for medical referral and be able to accurately complete the required documentation.
• Each participant will demonstrate the Priority Action Approach (to the end of the primary survey) for conscious patients with a decreased level of consciousness.
• Each participant will identify and manage critical interventions of the airway with C-spine control for conscious patients and patients with a decreased level of consciousness.
• Each participant will identify respiratory emergencies and manage critical interventions. Each participant will also describe how to identify and manage asthmatic conditions and anaphylactic shock.
• Each participant will identify circulatory emergencies and manage critical interventions
• Each participant will describe how to identify and manage stroke, diabetic conditions, seizures, and fainting

Certification:

Level 1 certification requires students to perform the skills to the required standard and also to complete a 20 question multiple-choice exam. Successful completion of the examination process means that a candidate must achieve 70% on the multiple-choice exam. A Occupational First Aid Level 1 certificate is valid for two years from the date of the examination.

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