First Aid Refresher Training (8 AH)
Lecturers:
Ruta Uibo
Eesti keeles
Classroom training
17.04.2025
kell 10:00 - 16:30
Tallinn, Karamelli 2(7. korrus)
67€ +km
Target group
First aid providers in companies, sports coaches, kindergarten and childcare workers, youth workers, camp counsellors and others who need refresher first aid training every 3 years. All other interested individuals are also welcome.
The employer must appoint at least one first aid provider from among the employees. Basis: Occupational Health and Safety Act, § 132.
The employer must send the first aid provider for refresher training every three years. First aid training is prescribed by the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs regulation no. 50 (22.11.2018) “Procedure for the training and supplementary training of the workplace safety representative, workplace safety council member, and first aid provider in an additional training institution.”
Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs regulation no. 61 (24.09.2010) “Health protection requirements for health promotion and daily schedule in pre-school institutions” states that teachers and teaching assistants in childcare institutions must have the skills to provide first aid to children.
The employer must send the first aid provider for refresher training every three years. First aid training is prescribed by the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs regulation no. 50 (22.11.2018) “Procedure for the training and supplementary training of the workplace safety representative, workplace safety council member, and first aid provider in an additional training institution.”
Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs regulation no. 61 (24.09.2010) “Health protection requirements for health promotion and daily schedule in pre-school institutions” states that teachers and teaching assistants in childcare institutions must have the skills to provide first aid to children.
Objectives
The aim of the refresher training is to review and deepen the knowledge and skills acquired in the training course.
Topics covered
- Assessment of an accident situation, actions in an accident (including managing panic) and calling for emergency assistance, assessing the victim’s condition (including risks associated with changing the victim’s position), the nature and general principles of first aid, specific considerations for providing assistance outdoors, and preventing further health damage;
- Life-threatening conditions, recognising them, and necessary actions (including in cases of heart attack, stroke and lung injury);
- First aid in cases of unconsciousness – ensuring an open airway, preventing brain damage due to oxygen deficiency, removing foreign objects from the airways, resuscitation (including the use of an AED device);
- First aid for injuries – superficial and deep injuries to the body, internal and external bleeding, techniques for stopping bleeding, techniques and rules for dressing wounds, risks associated with fractures, rules for splinting and related risks, joint injuries (including dislocations and sprains), contusions and crush injuries to various body parts, and eye injuries;
- First aid in cases of drowning, poisoning, corrosive injury, burns, frostbite and electric shock;
- The nature of medical shock and assisting a victim in shock;
- First aid for sudden illnesses (e.g., seizures, diabetic coma, anaphylactic shock, fainting, asthma attacks, abdominal pain);
- Selection and use of first aid supplies in the workplace.
What you will learn?
- The training graduate assesses the victim’s condition and selects the appropriate first aid strategy;
- Uses appropriate resuscitation techniques;
- Stops bleeding and assists a victim in shock;
- Knows the risks associated with fractures and can immobilise the victim’s joint;
- Provides assistance in cases of poisoning, corrosive injuries, burns, and frostbite;
- Considers their own and others’ safety when providing first aid.
Certificate
The training concludes with a practical exercise and a written assessment of knowledge, and those who pass successfully will receive an electronic certificate recognised by the Labour Inspectorate, Transport Administration, Police and Border Guard Board and other institutions.
Length of training
Classroom lecture with practical tasks, totalling 8 academic hours.
Price contains
The price includes classroom training, practical sessions, study materials and a certificate.
