Understand why safeguarding vulnerable adults training is so important for everyone within your organisation.

Have an awareness of which adults are most at risk and which factors increase the likelihood of being at risk from harm.

Know more about the different categories of abuse, plus the potential warning signs associated with each type.

Understand how to respond appropriately to a disclosure from a vulnerable adult and know what to do next.

Know how to report any concerns that you may have.

Understand what happens in the safeguarding process after a referral to adult social care has been made.

PPHECC First Aid Response Course

Course aim: The aim of this course is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to be a First Aid Responder

Course objectives:

At the completion of this course learners will be able to:

• Deal with life threatening or potentially life threatening conditions in the pre-hospital environment until arrival of emergency medical services

• Provide First Aid Response for conditions not thought to be life-threatening but are necessary to prevent further harm before the emergency medical services arrive

• Provide Pre-Hospital First Aid Response in a wide range of environments including home and recreational settings

• Display the requisite personal skills including composure, competence and self-confidence while understanding their limitations

• Recognise and be able to cope with the additional challenges provided by “Special Circumstances” for which additional training must be completed

• Deal with life threatening or potentially life threatening conditions in the pre-hospital environment until arrival of emergency medical services

• Provide First Aid Response for conditions not thought to be life-threatening but are necessary to prevent further harm before the emergency medical services arrive.

• Provide pre-hospital First Aid Response in a wide range of environments including home and recreational settings.

• Display the requisite personal skills including composure, competence and self-confidence while understanding their limitations.

• Recognise and be able to cope with the additional challenges provided by “Special Circumstances” for which additional training must be completed

Course Content

· Patient Assessment

· Incident Procedure

· Common Medical Emergencies

· CPR

· Injury Management

· Care of the unconscious patient

· Burns & Electrical Injury

· Hypothermia & Hyperthermia

· Information Management

· Communications

· Well being of the First Aid Responder

Course Duration:

18 Hours delivered over three days, option for day  1 and 2 via Zoom

Course Certification

On successful completion of the course, students will receive a PHECC First Aid Responder certificate.