Description
This Sports First Aid & Life Saving Priorities course is designed to teach Sports First Aiders, Sports Coaches, PE Teachers, Personal Trainers, Athletes, Gym Staff and other professionals to provide quality sports first aid. This course covers essential information on major injuries, life-saving procedures and first aid assessments.
Through our comprehensively guided course, you will get introduced to sports first aid and learn the roles and responsibilities of a sports first aider, as well as know how to assess a patient’s condition and how to conduct both primary and secondary surveys. You will also explore the contents of a first aid kit and know how to perform life-saving procedures like chest compressions, CPR and how to place someone in a resting position.
Our experienced instructor will ensure you know how to deal with common, minor, major and environmental injuries, from fractures to sprains to concussions to heatstroke. Furthermore, you will learn the best practice procedures you need to consider when providing first aid to a casualty. And lastly, you will gain ample confidence and skills required to remain calm and handle a first aid emergency with utmost care.
Accredited by CPD
Instant e-certificate and hard copy dispatch by next working day
Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover
Developed by qualified professionals
Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly
24/7 Learning Assistance
Discounts on bulk purchases
Who Should Take The Sports First Aid and Life Saving Priorities Course
Anyone with a knack for learning new skills can take this Sports First Aid and Life Saving Priorities Course. While this comprehensive training is popular for preparing people for job opportunities in the relevant fields, it also helps to advance your career for promotions.
Accreditation
All of our courses, including this Sports First Aid course, are fully accredited, providing you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helping you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field.
Certification
Once you’ve successfully completed your Sports First Aid and Life Saving Priorities Course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.
Learning Outcomes of Sports First Aid and Life Saving Priorities Course
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of the role and responsibilities of a Sports First Aider
Conduct a primary and secondary survey to assess the condition of a casualty
Conduct a full-body examination and monitor vital signs
Correctly use wound dressings, bandages, CPR aids & other first aid kit contents
Perform CPR and place a casualty in the recovery position
Identify the different types of common and majors ports injuries
Recognise the signs and symptoms of heart attack, seizures and asthma attacks
Remove the casualty’s clothes and headgear safely and carefully
Assessment
At the end of the course, there will be an online assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course. Answers are marked instantly and automatically, allowing you to know straight away whether you have passed. If you haven’t, there’s no limit on the number of times you can take the final exam. All this is included in the one-time fee you paid for the course itself.
Curriculum
Module 1: Introduction to Sports First Aid
Module 2: Initial Assessment
Module 3: Life-Saving Priorities
Module 4: Common Injuries
Module 5: Major Injuries
Module 6: Environmental Injuries
Module 7: Medical Emergency
Module 8: Things to Keep in Mind
