Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness.
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Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- 'Learn first aid: Learn the key skills to use in an emergency' from the Red Cross
- You can learn more about first aid by visiting the Red Cross website by clicking on the web icon to the left
- ‘The Care Certificate: Health and Safety’ by Skills for Care
- ‘Accident and incident reporting' by the University of Gloucestershire
- Find and read the procedures to be followed if an accident or sudden illness should occur at your setting.
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Visit the Netdoctor website which is put together by UK doctors and answers queries relating to health. Click on the link to the left to access this webpage.
- Research on the internet or at the library and find out about illnesses or health issues that may particularly affect the clients you work with.
- Visit the website of St. John’s Ambulance by clicking on the web icon to the left, where you will find useful first aid advice.
- Is there a First Aid course in your area you could attend to ensure your first aid knowledge is thorough and up to date? Ask your manager if you need assistance in finding an appropriate course.
- Visit the website of the UK Health Security Agency where you will find useful information about infectious diseases. Be sure to look at the list of notifiable diseases.
- Look at the list of notifiable diseases by clicking on the web icon.
- Accidents and illnesses are not only restricted to clients in health and social care settings. Access the website of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and look at the this section designed for people working in the health and social care sector. You can access this website by clicking on the web icon to the left.
- Search the internet for information and websites providing information on how to respond to different emergency situations.
- Click to read ‘Reporting accidents and incidents at work’ by the Health and Safety Executive.
- Click to read ‘Participant’s Handbook: Module 8 – Sudden Illness’ by the Education for Physicians on End-of-life Care.
- Think And Challenge
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