First Aid Level 2

🩺 1. The Principle of First Aid and Safety 

Covers the fundamentals of emergency medical care, legal and ethical responsibilities, the importance of personal safety, infection control, and scene management. 

Keywords: first aid safety, emergency first aid principles, OHS compliance 

🧠 2. Basic Anatomy 

Explores the structure and functions of the human body, focusing on systems relevant to trauma such as the skeletal, respiratory, circulatory, and nervous systems. 

Keywords: human anatomy for first aid, emergency medical anatomy

🚨 3. The Emergency Situation 

Teaches how to identify and assess emergency scenes, communicate effectively with emergency services, and follow emergency response protocols. 

Keywords: emergency scene management, emergency response training 

🧍 4. Casualty Management 

Explains how to assess and treat casualties systematically, including primary and secondary surveys, using the AVPU and SAMPLE assessments. 

Keywords: casualty assessment, trauma management, patient care 

❤️ 5. CPR: Differences with Children 

Focuses on age-specific CPR techniques for infants, children, and adults, emphasizing the modifications required in pediatric emergencies. 

Keywords: child CPR training, CPR for children and infants 

😮 6. Choking 

Covers the signs of partial and complete airway obstruction and how to perform Heimlich maneuver, back blows, and chest thrusts for different age groups. 

Keywords: choking first aid, airway obstruction response 

🩸 7. Wounds and Bleeding 

Teaches how to control external and internal bleeding, dress wounds, and prevent infection using sterile techniques and bandaging. 

Keywords: bleeding control, wound care training 

⚠️ 8. Shock, Unconsciousness and Fainting 

Identifies causes and symptoms of shock, unconsciousness, and fainting, and explains how to manage these conditions safely. 

Keywords: shock treatment, unconscious patient response 

🦴 9. Fractures 

Details the signs, types, and treatment of broken bones, including immobilization techniques and use of splints. 

Keywords: fracture first aid, bone injury management 

💪 10. Joint Injuries and Strains 

Explains the differences between sprains, strains, and dislocations, and how to apply cold treatment, compression, and immobilization. 

Keywords: joint injury treatment, sports injury first aid 

 11. Chest Injuries 

Covers the signs and symptoms of blunt or penetrating chest trauma, including flail chest and sucking chest wounds. 

Keywords: chest trauma response, thoracic injury care 

✋ 12. Hand Injuries 

Focuses on treating crush injuries, cuts, amputations, and burns on the hands, and protecting nerves and tendons during first aid. 

Keywords: hand injury management, hand trauma care 

🔥 13. Burns 

Covers treatment of thermal, chemical, and electrical burns, including depth classification, cooling methods, and infection prevention. 

Keywords: burn care first aid, emergency burn treatment 

🧠 14. Head and Spinal Injuries 

Explains how to recognize and respond to concussions, skull fractures, and spinal cord injuries, with a focus on spinal immobilization. 

Keywords: head trauma care, spinal injury response 

⚡ 15. Seizures 

Teaches how to assist someone experiencing a seizure, including safety precautions and post-seizure care. 

Keywords: epilepsy first aid, seizure emergency response 

🌡️ 16. Environmental Injuries 

Discusses injuries caused by environmental factors such as heat exhaustion, hypothermia, sunstroke, and dehydration. 

Keywords: environmental first aid, heatstroke treatment 

☠️ 17. Poison, Bites and Stings 

Covers identification and first aid for poisoning, insect bites, snake bites, and allergic reactions, including the use of Epinephrine (EpiPen). 

Keywords: poison treatment, bite and sting first aid, anaphylaxis care 

18. Transportation 

Demonstrates safe manual handling and transport of injured patients, including lifting techniques and stretcher use. 

Keywords: casualty transportation, patient transfer techniques 

👁️ 19. Eye Injuries 

Teaches how to treat chemical, penetrating, and blunt force injuries to the eye while avoiding further damage. 

Keywords: eye injury first aid, ocular trauma management 

💓 20. Chest Pains 

Explores the signs of heart attacks and cardiac distress, the use of aspirin, and preparing the patient for emergency medical services. 

Keywords: heart attack first aid, chest pain emergency 

🧷 21. Management of Foreign Objects 

Covers removal and care for foreign bodies in the eye, nose, ear, throat, and skin, and when to refer to medical personnel. 

Keywords: foreign object removal, emergency obstruction care 

🧍‍♂️ 22. Soft Tissue Injuries 

Provides techniques for treating bruises, sprains, strains, and muscle tears, including the RICE protocol (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation).