We cover a wide range of topics to ensure participants are well-prepared to handle various emergency situations in the workplace. The comprehensive curriculum includes both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. Here are the main topics covered:

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1. **Role and Responsibilities of a First Aider:**
   - Understanding the role and responsibilities of a first aider
   - Legal requirements and regulations (including Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981)

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2. **Assessing the Situation:**
   - Conducting primary and secondary surveys
   - Assessing the scene for safety

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3. **Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED):**
   - Performing CPR on adults, children, and infants
   - Safe and effective use of an AED

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4. **Managing Unconscious Casualties:**
   - Placing a casualty in the recovery position
   - Handling seizures and managing unresponsive casualties

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5. **Respiratory Issues:**
   - Dealing with choking (for adults, children, and infants)
   - Recognizing and managing asthma attacks and hyperventilation

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6. **Wounds and Bleeding:**
   - Controlling severe bleeding
   - Managing minor wounds and bleeding
   - Treating amputations and embedded objects

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7. **Shock Management:**
   - Recognising and treating different types of shock (hypovolemic, anaphylactic, etc.)

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8. **Injuries to Bones, Muscles, and Joints:**
   - Treating fractures, dislocations, sprains, and strains
   - Using slings and splints

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9. **Head, Neck, and Spine Injuries:**
   - Managing head injuries and concussions
   - Treating suspected spinal injuries

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10. **Chest and Abdominal Injuries:**
    - Identifying and treating chest injuries
    - Handling abdominal injuries

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11. **Burns and Scalds:**
    - Treating different types of burns (thermal, chemical, electrical, etc.)

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12. **Medical Conditions:**
    - Recognising and responding to heart attacks and angina
    - Managing strokes
    - Handling diabetic emergencies
    - Dealing with seizures, including epilepsy
    - Responding to anaphylactic shock and severe allergic reactions

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13. **Poisoning:**
    - Identifying and managing various types of poisoning (ingestion, inhalation, injection, absorption)

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14. **Environmental Conditions:**
    - Treating heat-related conditions (heat exhaustion, heatstroke)
    - Managing cold-related conditions (hypothermia, frostbite)

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15. **Eye Injuries:**
    - Treating eye injuries and managing foreign objects in the eye

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16. **Electrical Injuries:**
    - Handling electrical shock and burns

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17. **Record Keeping and Reporting:**
    - Maintaining accurate records of incidents
    - Understanding the importance of reporting accidents and incidents in the workplace

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18. **Practical Scenarios and Simulations:**
    - Engaging in practical exercises to apply learned skills
    - Participating in scenario-based training to simulate real-life situations

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These topics ensure that participants are well-equipped to handle a broad spectrum of medical emergencies and can provide effective first aid in the workplace.