Event description
This practical First Aid Refresher workshop supports individuals in maintaining confidence and competence in essential life‑saving skills. Jim Jones will guide participants through key first aid scenarios, helping them prevent skill fade and stay prepared for real‑world emergencies. The session covers core responses such as managing an unconscious casualty, dealing with choking, delivering CPR, and using an AED effectively. Attendees will also review best practice for handling bleeding and other common incidents. The workshop is designed to reinforce existing qualifications and ensure participants feel equipped to act quickly and safely when needed.
What will I learn?
- Recognise and respond appropriately to an unconscious casualty.
- Apply safe and effective techniques to assist someone who is choking.
- Refresh essential CPR skills, including chest compressions and rescue breaths.
- Build confidence in using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) during a cardiac emergency.
- Understand how to manage and control both minor and severe bleeding.
- Review current first aid best practice and emergency response procedures.
- Maintain confidence and competence in life-saving first aid skills.
- Be prepared to act quickly, safely and effectively in real-world emergency situations
Who should attend?
Individuals with a current First Aid at Work, or Emergency First Aid at Work qualification, workplace first aiders, employees responsible for health & safety at work
Event Accessibility
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About the speakers
Jim Jones
Jim has extensive managerial experience, within the retail, training and medical provision sectors. Working for a number of retail companies, such as the Coop and Sainsburys, amongst others. In 1996 he joined St John Ambulance as a volunteer, and quickly became appointed to the role of Operational Services Manager, where he held responsibility for the provision of medical cover at events where St John Ambulance provided these services. He then became a trainer, delivering first aid and health and safety training to local businesses and the local community. From there, he was appointed as the South West Regional Training Manager, a role he undertook, until redundancy in late 2016
