FA - Basic First Aid For Sport
Basic First Aid For Sport (2D)
The FA Basic Sports First Aid course is a foundation sports first aid course aimed at 'lay first aiders', specifically coaches, teachers, parents and volunteers, who are responsible for the provision of first aid when supporting sports activities.
Course Aims & Objectives
Aims:
- To provide the student with an understanding of the general duties, responsibilities and treatment principles of first aid.
- To provide students with the basic knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to recognise and differentiate major from minor injury and the ability to offer basic first aid and injury/illness management and advice to a participant who has sustained illness/injury when engaged in sports activity, or in sports environments.
Objectives:
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Describe the duties, responsibilities, general treatment principles and priorities of emergency care provision.
- Describe the elements of pre-event preparation in relation to emergency care provision.
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic anatomy and physiology in relation to first aid.
- Conduct the logical 'on-field' assessment (SALTAPS) of a participant and apply principles of infection control.
- Recognise and respond to the signs and symptoms of common injuries.
- Recognise and respond to the signs and symptoms of common illnesses.
Limits of Responsibility:
The course aims and objectives focus on the need to provide the student with sufficient knowledge and skills to identify illness, injuries and conditions and apply the appropriate first aid management. The aims and objectives are also directed towards a student identifying the need for an injured or ill casualty to be referred to a hospital, clinic or unit, for medical management by an appropriate healthcare professional.
Course Content
The course has been subdivided into three distinct modules:
Module 1 - general principles of first aid and emergency aid:
- Pre-Activity Preparation
- The Emergency Action Plan
- Reacting to an Incident / Approaching the injured Player
- The 'Primary Survey' and 'Secondary Survey?'
- The Recovery Position
- CPR
- Choking
- Severe External / Internal Bleeding
- Shock
Module 2 - common musculo-skeletal Injuries, 'on-field' assessment and basic first aid management acute soft tissue injury:
- Basic Injury Recognition
- Fractures / Dislocations
- Ligament Injury Sprains
- Muscle Injury Strains and Contusions
- The On-Field Injury Assessment Process - SALTAPS
- Basic First Aid Management of Acute Soft Tissue Injury
- Head / Spinal Injury
- Skull / Cheekbone / Nose / Jaw / Rib Fracture
Module 3 - common medical conditions, the First Aid kit and after incident Issues:
- Anaphylaxis
- Asthma
- Seizure
- Diabetes
- Hypothermia
- Hyperthermia - Heat Stroke / Heat Exhaustion
- Dehydration
- Foreign Body in the Eye
- First Aid Kit Contents
- After an Emergency Incident
Course Pre-requisites
Students must be 16 years of age, or over, on the date of the start of the course.
Period of Registration
12 months
Course Duration
The course is 9 hours in duration.
A mixed format assessment of underpinning knowledge and understanding covering the course content will apply for the qualification.
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This course will run over two dates at Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA Offices, Sheffield:
Friday 22nd January 2016 6-9pm
Saturday 23rd January 2016 9:30am-4:30pm
http://eventspace.thefa.com/sheffieldfa/participant/arrangement.aspx?id=143777#regform
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Basic First Aid For Sport (3D)
& these 3 dates at Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA Offices, Sheffield
10th May 2016 - 6-9pm
17th May 2016 - 6-9pm
24th May 2016 - 6-9pm
http://eventspace.thefa.com/sheffieldfa/participant/arrangement.aspx?id=143968#regform
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