Thursday 10 April 2008

10/04/08 - Appointed Persons and Emergency Life Support Award

As part of my Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award I participated in 6 hours of training in first aid.  We covered topics such as burns, bleeding, choking, shock, heart attack, eye injury, resuscitation, treatment of an unconscious casualty etc.  I took part in the test which you are required to complete to receive a qualification.  There were several parts to the test.  There was a written task, completing questions on basic knowledge of first aid, working on the Annie dolls to demonstrate successful approach to an injured citizen and show CPR, and walking into a unknown scenario, finding out what is wrong and showing initiative of how to deal with the injuries that are presented to you. 

Through this I have received certification for the following:
- Appointed Persons 10 April 2008 - Valid for 3 years
- Emergency Life Support 10 April 2008 Heartstart UK