Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
This course is now combined with the Forestry First Aid +F course and is referred to as EFAW+F.
Our one-day integrated training and assessment course in Emergency First Aid at Work is available to you if you work in any industry, and you need to ensure that you have the relevant training to carry out first aid. Our Emergency First Aid at Work course ensures that you learn the key techniques in order to administer simple but sometimes life-saving techniques. Once the one-day course has been completed you will receive a certificate of training in Emergency First Aid at Work.
The EFAW is a one-day course that covers the 
minimum standard syllabus.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
- Understand the role of the first aider, including reference to:
- The importance of preventing cross infection
- The need for recording incidents and accidents
- The use of available equipment.
- Assess the situation in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency.
- Administer cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
- Administer automated external defibrillator (AED)
- Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking.
- Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded or bleeding.
- Administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock.
- Provide treatment for minor injuries including small cuts, grazes, bruises, minor burns, scalds and small splinters.
Candidates will learn all of the above syllabus and the Forestry First Aid +F detailed here: EFAW+F
This qualification is the minimum that anyone in a working environment should achieve.
Course Cost
£175 per candidate
- All successful candidates will be awarded two Certificates: EFAW and Forestry First Aid (+F) from First Aid Awards (FAA)
- The FAA is a Forestry Commission-approved awarding body
