Wednesday 16th and Friday 18th August 2017, 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Moulton College, Gate 3, Holcot Centre.

The FA Basic Sports First Aid course is a foundation sports first aid course aimed at 'lay first aiders', specifically coaches, teachers, parents and volunteers, who are responsible for the provision of first aid when supporting sports activities.

Course Pre-requisites
Students must be 16 years of age, or over, on the date of the start of the course. 

Students must have a minimum 6 months remaining on an FA Emergency Aid qualification.

Course Aims & Objectives
Aims:
- To provide the student with an understanding of the general duties, responsibilities and treatment principles of first aid.
- To provide students with the basic knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to recognise and differentiate major from minor injury and the ability to offer basic first aid and injury/illness management and advice to a participant who has sustained illness/injury when engaged in sports activity, or in sports environments. 

Objectives:

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

- Describe the duties, responsibilities, general treatment principles and priorities of emergency care provision.
- Describe the elements of pre-event preparation in relation to emergency care provision.
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic anatomy and physiology in relation to first aid.
- Conduct the logical 'on-field' assessment (SALTAPS) of a participant and apply principles of infection control.
- Recognise and respond to the signs and symptoms of common injuries.
- Recognise and respond to the signs and symptoms of common illnesses.

Limits of Responsibility:

The course aims and objectives focus on the need to provide the student with sufficient knowledge and skills to identify illness, injuries and conditions and apply the appropriate first aid management. The aims and objectives are also directed towards a student identifying the need for an injured or ill casualty to be referred to a hospital, clinic or unit, for medical management by an appropriate healthcare professional. 

Course Content
The course has been subdivided into two modules:

Module 1 - common musculo-skeletal Injuries, 'on-field' assessment and basic first aid management acute soft tissue injury:

- Basic Injury Recognition
- Fractures / Dislocations
- Ligament Injury Sprains
- Muscle Injury Strains and Contusions
- The On-Field Injury Assessment Process - SALTAPS
- Basic First Aid Management of Acute Soft Tissue Injury  
- Head / Spinal Injury
- Skull / Cheekbone / Nose / Jaw / Rib Fracture

Module 2 - common medical conditions, the First Aid kit and after incident Issues:
- Anaphylaxis
- Asthma
- Seizure
- Diabetes
- Hypothermia
- Hyperthermia - Heat Stroke / Heat Exhaustion
- Dehydration
- Foreign Body in the Eye
- First Aid Kit Contents  
- After an Emergency Incident

Course Duration
The course is 6 hours in duration over two evenings

A mixed format assessment of underpinning knowledge and understanding covering the course content will apply for the qualification.