Basic Sports First Aid Training Course in Bristol, Gloucestershire (Classroom)

This one-day Basic Sports First Aid course gives anyone involved in sport, including coaches, referees and players, the skills to deal with injuries and emergencies on the pitch, court or track.

Delegates learn how to assess a casualty, give adult and child CPR, and manage common sports injuries such as bone, muscle and joint injuries and head injuries, as well as casualties affected by heat and cold outdoors.

Upon successful completion, delegates receive a St John Ambulance certificate of competence valid for three years. Please note this course does not qualify delegates as workplace first aiders; for that, see First Aid at Work.

Course Benefits

• First aid tailored to sporting environments.
• Covers adult and child CPR.
• Learn to manage casualties outdoors.
• Certificate valid for three years.

Course Topics

• Role of the sports first aider
• Primary survey
• Communication and casualty care
• Unresponsive adult
• Unresponsive child
• Adult resuscitation (CPR)
• Child resuscitation (CPR)
• Bone, muscle and joint injuries
• Head injuries
• Minor and severe bleeding
• Chest pains
• Shock
• Extremes of heat and cold
• Managing a casualty outdoors

Classroom Learning

This course is delivered in the classroom and requires delegates to attend in person with a small group of other learners, giving plenty of opportunity to practise skills and ask the trainer questions.

Venue: Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS3 1AP.

Course Requirements

• Delegates must be aged 16 or older.
• Delegates must have a basic command of English, defined as Level 2.
• Delegates must complete all course modules.
• Delegates must be physically able to demonstrate CPR.

Course Certification and Assessment

Certification

Successful delegates receive a St John Ambulance certificate of competence valid for three years.

Assessment

Delegates are assessed through continuous trainer observation and must demonstrate their understanding and competence across all course subjects.

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For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.

For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

To join online courses, delegates have to log in via a link provided through a computer or laptop with a camera, screen, microphone and access to the internet.

Connection quality is the responsibility of the delegate. If you need to download free video conferencing software please visit our video conferencing software page where you can download the software specified by St John Ambulance.

You will receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.

Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

Step 1

Click the 'Buy' or 'Add to cart' button and you will be taken to our payment/booking page where you can choose to pay online now using a debit/credit card or you can pay later by invoice.

Step 2

Once you have paid for your course(s), you will receive an email from our team advising how to begin your training.

Step 3

You will be provided with a username and password which will enable you to access the e-learning portal. Login to start your course, once you have completed and passed the course, you will be able to download and print your certificate straight away.

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