Teach first aid principles

Description

Instruct students in the theory and practice of first aid, more specifically in emergency treatments of minor injuries or illness including respiratory failure, unconsciousness, wounds, bleeding, shock, and poisoning.

Alternative labels

teaches first aid principles
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provide instruction on first aid principles
educate on first aid principles
explain first aid principles

Skill type

skill/competence

Skill reusability level

cross-sector

Relationships with occupations

Essential skill

Teach first aid principles is an essential skill of the following occupations:

First aid instructor: First aid instructors teach students immediate lifesaving emergency measures, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the recovery position, and injury care. They provided practice materials such as a specialised manikin.

Optional skill

Teach first aid principles is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Nursing lecturer: Nursing lecturers are subject professors, teachers, or lecturers, and often doctors who instruct students who have obtained an upper secondary education diploma in their own specialised field of study, nursing, which is predominantly academic in nature. They work with their university research assistants and university teaching assistants for the preparation of lectures and of exams, for grading papers and exams, for leading laboratory practices, and for leading review and feedback sessions for the students. They also conduct academic research in their respective field of nursing, publish their findings and liaise with other university colleagues.

 


 

References

  1. Teach first aid principles – ESCO

 

Last updated on September 20, 2022