Dates of upcoming courses are available here.
Overview
The First Aid course is our most comprehensive skills training. This 3-day (18 hour) course turns novices into first aiders who are confident in their ability to manage any critical situation, delegate tasks to bystanders, and engage and inform the emergency services. The course covers first aid protocols for adults, children and babies. It also includes a demonstration of the AED (automated external defibrillator).
The First Aid course is aimed at:
- persons who want to develop the skills required to confidently manage emergency situations and provide a first aid response to a casualty.
- companies/organisations requiring fully qualified workplace first aiders. This is the standard training recommended for workplace first aid providers.
Content
The course covers these topics:
- The role of the first aider
- Communication and casualty care
- Allergic reaction
- Asthma
- Basic defibrillator demonstration
- Bleeding
- Bone, muscle and joint injuries
- Burns and scalds
- Chest pains
- Choking
- Eye injuries
- Fainting
- Head injuries
- Low blood sugar
- Poisoning
- Resuscitation (CPR)
- Seizures
- Shock
- Spinal injuries
- Stroke
- Treatment of an unresponsive casualty
Prerequisites
- There are no formal entry requirements for this course.
- The minimum age to attend this course must be 14 years. Children below the age of 14 years are invited to follow the Three Cross Award.
Instructors
This training is delivered by qualified and experienced trainers.
Duration
This course may be delivered over 3 days (6.5 hours per day) or 4 sessions (approx. 5hrs per session) or 9 sessions (2 hours per session).
Assessment
The First Aid course is assessed through a written multiple-choice test and a practical test.
Certificate
- Successful candidates will receive an internationally recognised St John Ambulance certificate which is valid for three years.
- The St John Ambulance First Aid certificate fulfils the requirements of the local Occupational Health & Safety Regulations.
Fee*
- Individual fee: €55 per person. Refunds will not be issued if applicants fail to attend full or part of the course. St John Training reserves the right to cancel a course if the minimum number of participants is not reached. In such cases, the applicants are given the opportunity to attend the next course or they will be refunded the full course registration fee.
- Group fee: Companies/organisations are kindly requested to contact us via email (training@stjohnmalta.org) to regarding discounted fees for group training. On-site training at customer premises is available.
*Proceeds from our training courses support services provided by St John Malta for the community.
Registration
- Individuals can register online for the course. Payments can be made by (a) direct bank transfer or (b) cheque addressed to ‘St John Ambulance’ and sent to this address. Cheque payments should not be sent via registered post.
- Companies/organisations are kindly requested to contact us via email (training@stjohnmalta.org) to organise group training.
Other
- It is highly recommended that the general public and employees follow this comprehensive First Aid course. However, those persons who do not have the time to follow the full First Aid course are advised to follow the Emergency First Aid course. Companies/organisations who already have the required number of fully trained First Aid personnel may wish to organise the Emergency First Aid course for other personnel.
- A chart comparing the content of the First Aid course and the Emergency First Aid course is available here [PDF].