Great Feedback for First Aid Course in October

Ian Rose, who runs the course, is a Health Care Professions Council registered Paramedic and a director of the Essential Training Organization Ltd. Ian gives us a little snippet of how the two day course runs and we got some top feedback too.

"The DIAmond / ETO roadside first aid course started at 9.00am on Tuesday and all the candidates introduced themselves to each other. We then started the course discussing communication with patients; we then worked our way through scene management and hazardous chemicals. We had a break for coffee and tea and carried on with patient response levels and unconscious casualty assessment. This was a largely practical part of the course and contained much mirth when the candidates practiced the skills they were learning. 

After a very enjoyable lunch the candidates continued with wounds and bleeding which again was 
practical and there were some very interesting uses of wound dressings and triangular bandages. 
This finished the first day. 

On the second morning we looked at fractures, amputations crush injuries and chest injuries, which 
took all morning. We then combined the candidates with a group of trainee ambulance technicians 
to practice crash helmet removal and immobilisation in a car. The DIA candidates and the trainee 
ambulance crews interacted extremely well and developed a mutual respect.

Resuscitation and medical emergencies completed the training and all seven candidates had an 
enjoyable two days during which they learnt many valuable life saving skills."

Feedback:

Kevan Chippindall-Higgin told us that "As a first aid instructor trainer, I was very impressed with the course because it was given by an experienced paramedic, which makes all the difference. I would strongly recommend it to anybody, not just instructors."

Sue Vernon also told us that "The trainer’s expertise and experience as a professional paramedic shone through, even though the presentation was relaxed and chatty. Backing up the information with real life stories from his work made the theory come ‘alive’ and helped us to remember important points. I’ll probably never forget that one has to check whether there was a pillion rider in any motorcycle accident - come on the course to find out why!"

To sign up for our next course email us on training@driving.org or call 0208 686 8010. Next dates are the 16th & 17th of January 2014.