Who needs training?
Business first aiders, sports trainers; applicants for driver’s and gun license; kindergarten, child care, youth workers, camp teachers and others for whom first aid training is mandatory or is of interest.
What is the purpose of training?
To provide learners with the basic knowledge to help victims in accidents and life-threatening medical conditions. Upon completion of the curriculum, learners will know first aid tactics, understand its necessity and act adequately in time-critical situations.
What topics are covered?
- assessment of an accident situation, acting in an accident situation (including coping with panic) and calling for emergency medical aid, assessment of the victim’s condition (including the dangers associated with changing the victim’s position), the nature and general principles of first aid, features of providing assistance in outdoor conditions, prevention of further health damage;
- life-threatening conditions, their recognition and essential actions (including in case of heart attack, stroke and lung injury);
- first aid in case of unconsciousness – ensuring free airways, preventing brain damage caused by lack of oxygen, removing a foreign body from the airways, resuscitation (including use of the resuscitation device AED);
- first aid for injuries – superficial and deep injuries of the body, internal and external bleeding, methods of stopping bleeding, techniques and rules for dressing wounds, risks associated with fractures, rules for splinting and risks related to splinting, joint trauma (including dislocations and sprains), concussions and contusions of various body parts, eye damage;
- first aid for drowning, poisoning, corrosion, burns, frostbite and electric shock;
- the nature of medical shock and assisting a victim in shock;
- first aid in case of sudden illness (for example epileptic seizure, diabetic coma, anaphylactic shock, fainting, asthma attack, abdominal pain);
- selection and use of first aid equipment at the workplace.
What skills does the person who completed the training acquire?
- knows the main rules and principles of first aid
- has general knowledge of the possibilities of pre-medical assistance
- can apply first aid techniques and use resuscitation techniques
- can analyze his/her own actions and give instructions to other first aiders
- recognizes different types of bleeding and knows how to use different measures to stop bleeding
- is able to recognize poisoning and knows its most common causes and symptoms as well as ways to prevent it
- can recognize and describe life-threatening sudden illnesses
- knows how to use an AED device
How long does the training last?
2 study days, a total of 16 academic hours with practical activities
Where does the training take place?
In the premises of the customer of the training
What language is the training held in?
In Estonian/English
What is the price of the training?
75€ + VAT / participant (price includes classroom training, practice, study materials and certificate)
The conditions for completing the training and receiving the corresponding certificate are full participation in the training days and passing a test. Those who have successfully completed the training will be issued a first aid certificate, which is valid for 3 years
We recommend that you wear comfortable clothes that allow you to perform practical exercises to participate in the training.NB! The minimum group size is 10 people. For groups smaller than 10 people, ask for a separate quote.