Sports First Aid Training

Service Description

The physicality of sport means that injury is an ever-present danger. In lines of work where you are responsible for athletes or sports players, it may be inevitable that you will have to deal with an injury at some point in the future. Our sports first aid course gives you the latest knowledge, skills and techniques to treat many of the most common sports injuries with confidence. This includes bumps and scrapes and breaks through to life-threatening problems such as head or spinal injuries. When the right treatment is applied swiftly and accurately to an athlete under your care, it can alleviate pain, prevent the problem from getting worse and ultimately help to improve the rate of healing. We are able to conduct group training sessions at your venue or you may wish to join one of our open public courses of which we run various dates throughout the year, see details to the right. Who should attend: The 1-Day Sports First Aid Course is an ideal course for those who have contact with people within a sporting environment and the potential for the need to administer First Aid as a result of a sports injury. e.g. muscle strains, joint injuries. This includes: Sports coaches Physiotherapists Osteopaths Match and club officials Teachers Parents Fitness and gym instructors Athletes & participants Anyone involved in sporting activity Programme: The roles and responsibilities of a sports first aider Assessing an incident Managing an unresponsive casualty CPR and AED Recovery Position Choking Seizures Shock Soft tissues injuries Neck injuries Spinal injuries Fractures Wounds and bleeding Minor injuries Cuts, grazes and bruises Minor burns and scalds Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Qualifications: ​ Completion Certificate. Upon successful completion of the sports first aid course, each learner will receive sports first aid certificate which is valid for 3 years.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations Terms: ​ Should circumstances mean that you have to cancel your training course and are unable to transfer your booking to another date at the time of cancellation, the following charges will apply: ​Cancellations and Transferring of dates/Names Terms: ​ Should circumstances mean that you have to cancel your training course and are unable to transfer your booking to another date at the time of cancellation, the following charges will apply: ​Notifications by email: 21 – 15 days we refund 75% of the course fee. 14 – 8 days we refund 50% of course fee. 7 days or less no refund of course fee. Deductible booking fee before 21 days of £5pp from total refund. Transferring of training date/Name between 14 -8 days £10pp admin fee.

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