S-FAA

First Aid Awareness

A half-day baseline in lifesaving first aid for every person working on a solar site.

Duration: 3 hours 45 minutes

The Module

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Training overview

First Aid Awareness covers the fundamental elements of lifesaving first aid in a medical emergency over half a day. It corresponds to the opening lessons of the full First Aid module, giving all site personnel a common minimum standard of response.

This module forms part of GWO Solar Safety Training.

What this module covers

Training orientation and site safety procedures
Primary survey using the C-A-B-C structure
Catastrophic bleeding control
Unresponsiveness and airway obstruction
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Recognising and managing shock

Practical training

Performing a primary survey on a casualty
Basic lifesaving interventions under instructor observation

Competencies

Recognise life-threatening conditions
Provide basic lifesaving intervention using primary survey methodology
Call for help and enable casualty evacuation

Learning objectives

Recognise life-threatening conditions
Give basic lifesaving intervention
Use primary survey methodology
Call for help and enable evacuation