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Sign up for a sports first aid course

Sign up for a sports first aid course with Calne based Wiltshire First Aid Training. This course is ideal for anyone involved with sport.

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Gain a sports first aid certificate

This one day (6-hour) course is ideal for anyone involved with sport whether it’s competitive such as rugby, football, hockey or a solo sport such as equestrian, cycling or dancing. The course content will cover all the basic life support skills a person is required to hold but it will also cover the treatment of sporting injuries where first aid can make a difference to the casualty’s recovery time. It is also a useful course to attend to learn how to competently assess whether a casualty should continue to take part in the activity.​

We can also combine this course with our Emergency First Aid at Work course, for details please contact Calne based Wiltshire First Aid Training.

Course content

  • Aims and principles of first aid

  • The use of a first aid kit

  • Return to play assessment

  • Incident management

  • To deal with an unconscious casualty

  • Recovery position

  • Neck and back injuries

  • To perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) adults & children

  • How to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)

  • Shock and bleeding

  • Choking

  • Seizures

  • Head injuries

  • Injuries to bones, muscles and joints including suspected spinal injuries

  • Heart attacks and strokes

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Certification and assessment

  • On successful completion of the course, Wiltshire First Aid Training will provide an approved First Aid Industry Body (FAIB) Sport First Aid certificate. This will enable candidates to perform the role of first aider at their venue
     

  • The trainer will assess learners' competence on a practical informal basis

The cost

  • In-house course – Minimum charge for 5 people at £75 per person + VAT
            

  • In house course - Set fee £450 + VAT for up to 12 delegates.
     

  • In-house course – 13 or more delegates - contact us for a quote.
     

Courses can be delivered at your sports club, or a venue arranged by us, for further enquiries or group and repeat bookings please contact the admin team on 01249 569690 or by email at enquiries@wiltshirefirstaid.co.uk to negotiate an agreeable price.

Course reviews

“Very approachable and easy to interact with the trainer who provided an informative but fun environment."

Chris Brindley - fitness instructor

Sign up for a sports first aid course with Calne based Wiltshire First Aid Training today by us on 01249 569690

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