Basic First Aid and Fire
Training course

The basic fire and home first aid is a course with no restrictions pertaining age or experience. Basic fire and first aid knowledge are something every person should have, as situation that requires these skills can present themselves without warning.

The following aspects will be covered during the course
  • Fire Fighting
  • • Situations in which fire and first aid knowledge might be necessary
  • • Stats on incidents at home
  • • Elements necessary for a fire to start
  • • Common causes of fire
  • Types of fires
  • • Class A - Combustibles
  • • Class B - Flammable Liquids
  • • Class C - Flammable Gases
  • • Class D - Flammable Metals
  • • Class E - Electrical
  • • Class F – Deep Fat Fryers
  • Types of fire extinguishers
  • • Water
  • • Foam
  • • Dry Powder
  • • CO2
  • • Wet Chemical
  • Application
  • • Correct fire class identification
  • • Correct extinguisher for each class
  • Firefighting techniques:
  • • Isolating a fire
  • • Correct fire extinguisher use
  • • Fire blankets
  • • Cutting oxygen supply
  • First Aid
  • • Introduction
  • • Three P’s of first aid
  • • Main aims and objectives of first aid
  • • First aid
  • • First aid kit essentials
  • • Hygienic practices
  • • How wounds heal
  • • Injuries that can safely be treated at home
  • • Types of first aid
  • • Insect bites
  • • Poisonous bites
  • • Burns
  • • Cuts
  • • Abrasions (scrapes)
  • • Stings
  • • Bites
  • • Splinters
  • • Sprains
  • • Strains
  • Treating
  • • Insect bites
  • • Poisonous bites
  • • Wounds
  • • Burns
  • • Cuts
  • • Abrasions (scrapes)
  • • Stings
  • • Bites
  • • Splinters
  • • Sprains
  • • Strains
  • • When to call emergency services
  • • Situations that require professional medical attention
  • • Who to call in which situations
Course Information

  • 2 Hours

  • • Anyone can attend
  • • No prior experience needed
  • • No need to bring anything
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    Blue Hills
    Midrand
    1685
    South Africa

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