Equestrian First Aid

This course is aimed at human first aid for anyone involved with horses where the First Aid at Work qualification is needed in addition to specific injuries involved when working with horses and a course tailored to equestrian subjects. If you are involved in teaching riding or other activities you are required to have the BHS first aid qualification or the HSE First Aid at Work qualification. With this course we go one better and adapt a course that includes the approved FAW with extra subjects and apply the course the the equestrian world.

The First Aid at Work course (FAW) is ideal for most businesses whose risk assessment has identified that they require a fully trained first aider for their workplace. This course is available as a ProTrainings CPD certified qualification, all courses are delivered, evaluated and quality assured to meet the new guidelines set out by the HSE in October 2013 and meet the requirements of the First Aid at Work (First Aid) regulations 1981.

This course must be at least 20 contact hours and run over a minimum of 3 day and the certificate is valid for 3 years. To renew you need to attend a 12 contact hour 2 day FAW requalification course. The FAW course must be delivered as a 100% classroom course and cannot be delivered via online or blended training to comply with the HSE requirements. Candidates completing our FAW courses receive access to our video library for refreshing skills and reference

We also offer a basic one day course for those who do not need the qualification for teaching or professional reasons called Basic Equestrian First Aid.

Occupations that can use this course:

Riding instructors
People requiring the HSE FAW for workplace

Curriculum

Initial Care
- First Aid at Work Regulations and Rules
- Accident Reporting
- Activating Emergency Medical Services
- Scene safety and horse safety
- Fears of First Aid
- Barriers – gloves and face barriers
- Initial Assessment and airway management
- Unconscious Breathing and Recovery Position
- Helmet removal
Cardiac Problems
- - The Heart
  - Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attacks and CPR
  - One Rescuer CPR
  - Compressions only CPR
  - CPR Handover to a Second Rescuer
  - Introduction to AED’s
- Other Primary Care First Aid Problems
  - Adult Choking, Conscious and Unconscious
  - Serious Bleeding Management and Wounds
  - Shock Management and types of Shock
  - Spinal Injury Management
- Specific Injury Management
  - Injury Assessment
  - Breaks, Fractures and Splinting
  - Strains and Sprains
  - Types of Wounds and Practice Bandaging different Injuries
  - Embedded Objects
  - Burns and Scalds
  - Head Injuries
  - Poisoning
  - Temperature Injuries – Heat Stroke, Heat Exhaustion and Hypothermia
  - Eye Injuries
  - Bites and Stings
  - Crush Injuries
  - Chest Injuries
  - Electrical Injuries
- Illness Management
  - - Illness Assessment
    - The Respiratory System and Hypoxia
    - Diabetes
    - Anaphylactic Shock
    - Heart Attack
    - Angina
    - Stroke
    - Asthma and Respiratory Problems
    - Hyperventilating

Next courses: Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) London, Theobalds Rd. FULL! Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) Saffron Walden, July date TBC.

Equestrian First Aid

Next courses: Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) London, Theobalds Rd. FULL!

Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) Saffron Walden, July date TBC.