FA Emergency First Aid

Introduction to First Aid in Football Course (IFAiF)

This course has replaced the Emergency Aid course from 1st August 2017

Course Information:

• Minimum Age: 16
• Course Duration: 3 hours 
• Course Prerequisites: None
• Who is it for: A short course over 3 hours to train club representatives in resuscitation and life-saving skills.
• Course aims and objectives:
  • 1. To preserve life
  • 2. Limit the effect of injury
  • 3. Promote recovery

Course Content: This course will cover the following subjects:

• Incident Management
• Assessing the casualty
• Recovery position
• CPR
• Heart attacks
• Choking
• Asthma
• Head injuries

Practical Involvement: The course contains content of a practical and functional nature, given this participants should be in good general health. Students should appreciate that the course contains practical components where they will work with other course members.

Assessment:
        1. Attendance on the course
        2. Practical participation/demonstration of various components of the course content.

Re-assessment: N/A

Refresher: First Aid qualifications have a 3 year validity, this qualification must be renewed every 3 years.

Suggested additional learning opportunities:

• 1^st4sport Level 2 Certificate in First Aid for Sport
• FA Basic First Aid for Sport

Equality: FA Learning will ensure that it treats people fairly and with respect and that it will provide access and opportunities for all members of the community to take part in, and enjoy, it's activities in an atmosphere free from harassment, bullying, discrimination or abuse. FA Learning will seek to provide a service which is appropriate to the needs of an individual and to make reasonable adjustments or provide support, where appropriate, to cater for those needs.

Learners are required to attend all dates and times associated to the course listed below. Failure to attend all dates will result in non-qualification.

Hertfordshire FA adheres to a strict cancellation policy and by enrolling onto our course you agree to have read and agree to be bound by our Terms and Conditions. These can be viewed via our website

Please be advised all of our courses are delivered using the English language. To complete the course learners will be required to have a sound understanding of English; both oral and written.

If you are unable to understand or speak the English language you will be required to provide a translator for the duration of the course. If you are bringing a translator you will be required to let Hertfordshire FA know in advance of the course start date.

Please note the cost of The FA Emergency Aid course has slightly increased. This is to ensure a high level of maintenance on the Resuscitation Annies is continued and that all learners are subjected to an extremely high level of Health & Safety measures when attending this course.

FA Safeguarding Children & Emergency Aid certificates

Certificates of attendance for both the FA Safeguarding Children and Emergency Aid workshops are now no longer issued by FA Education. Learners can download and print their certificate via the FA Learning website  https://Learning.TheFA.com