Sports Pitch Side First Aid
Are you volunteering as a coach or safeguarded parent with your local sports club? Do you possess the necessary skills to deal with a First Aid Emergency if needed?
The Sports First Aid course will enable the user to use valuable basic skills & tools to manage with confidence a First Aid Emergency that may present.
Who is it for?
Any adult in a coaching role/safeguarding parent role within a Club or Sporting Organisation.
Duration
4/5 hrs.
Course Content
Irish Heart Foundation/American Heart Association Heartstart CPR & AED course (Worldwide accreditation) 4 hrs
Sports Add On (2 Hrs)
Accident Management & Patient Assessment -Recovery Position
Wounds, Bleeding & Shock
Musculoskeletal Injuries (Fractures, Sprains, Strains & Dislocations)
Spinal Injuries, Head Injuries, Concussion & Compression
Contents of the First Aid Bag.
For the more experienced Pitch Side First Aider ( Medic Practitioner, Physio, Sports Massage Therapist) the use of Vacuum Mattress, Vacuum Splints & Box Splints will be revised.
Method of Delivery
The course is facilitated by an accredited IHF instructor/Healthcare Practitioner / Emergency First Response Instructor who will use Video’s, PowerPoint presentation and practical sessions to guide you through the course.
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be issued with an IHF/AHA Heartstart CPR & AED certificate along with a Sports Pitch Side First Aid from Vital Obs Donegal.
Certificate valid for 2 years.
Student Ratio
6 students per 1 instructor
Cost
Sports First Aid €60 per person
Group discounts are available (please contact us by email info@vitalobsdonegal.com or phone Paul on 0860809443 for further information.
We offer all Donegal Schoolboys League clubs & Donegal underage GAA clubs special discount on this course for individual clubs.