First Aid Instructor Health Associate Professionals
SaveWhat Does a First Aid Instructor Do?
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.
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Where Do I Start?
General Medicine
General medicine is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
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Skills You Need to Become a First Aid Instructor
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialGeneral Medicine knowledge
General medicine is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
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EssentialResuscitation knowledge
The emergency procedure applied to individuals with no pulse to restore them to consciousness.
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EssentialFirst Aid knowledge
The emergency treatment given to a sick or injured person in the case of circulatory and/or respiratory failure, unconsciousness, wounds, bleeding, shock or poisoning.
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EssentialCurriculum Objectives knowledge
The goals identified in curricula and defined learning outcomes.
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EssentialEmergency Cases knowledge
The emergency cases with different disease patterns and syndromes, the special emergency cases and their appropriate interventions.
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EssentialHealth, Safety And Hygiene Legislation knowledge
The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.
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EssentialHuman Anatomy knowledge
The dynamic relationship of human structure and function and the muscosceletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, urinary, reproductive, integumentary and nervous systems; normal and altered anatomy and physiology throughout the human …
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EssentialAcute Care knowledge
The type of care administered to patients for a brief and critical sequence of illness such as trauma or recovery from surgery.
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EssentialAdapt Teaching To Target Group skill
Instruct students in the most fitting manner in regards to the teaching context or the age group, such as a formal versus an informal teaching context, and teaching peers as …
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EssentialApply Teaching Strategies skill
Employ various approaches, learning styles, and channels to instruct students, such as communicating content in terms they can understand, organising talking points for clarity, and repeating arguments when necessary. Use …
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EssentialAssess Students skill
Evaluate the students' (academic) progress, achievements, course knowledge and skills through assignments, tests, and examinations. Diagnose their needs and track their progress, strengths, and weaknesses. Formulate a summative statement of …
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EssentialAssist Students With Equipment skill
Provide assistance to students when working with (technical) equipment used in practice-based lessons and solve operational problems when necessary.
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EssentialCompile Course Material skill
Write, select or recommend a syllabus of learning material for the students enrolled in the course.
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EssentialDemonstrate When Teaching skill
Present to others examples of your experience, skills, and competences that are appropriate to specific learning content to help students in their learning.
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EssentialDevelop Course Outline skill
Research and establish an outline of the course to be taught and calculate a time frame for the instructional plan in accordance with school regulations and curriculum objectives.
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EssentialEnsure Equipment Availability skill
Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.
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EssentialGive Constructive Feedback skill
Provide founded feedback through both criticism and praise in a respectful, clear, and consistent manner. Highlight achievements as well as mistakes and set up methods of formative assessment to evaluate …
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EssentialGuarantee Students' Safety skill
Ensure all students falling under an instructor or other person's supervision are safe and accounted for. Follow safety precautions in the learning situation.
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EssentialObserve Student's Progress skill
Follow up on students' learning progress and assess their achievements and needs.
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EssentialPerform Classroom Management skill
Maintain discipline and engage students during instruction.
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EssentialPrepare Lesson Content skill
Prepare content to be taught in class in accordance with curriculum objectives by drafting exercises, researching up-to-date examples etc.
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EssentialProvide Advice On Safety skill
Educate people on safety measures for a certain activity or location.
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EssentialTeach First Aid Principles skill
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.
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OptionalAdult Education knowledge
Instruction targeted at adult students, both in a recreational and in an academic context, for self-improvement purposes, or to better equip the students for the labour market.
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OptionalAssessment Processes knowledge
Various evaluation techniques, theories, and tools applicable in the assessment of students, participants in a programme, and employees. Different assessment strategies such as initial, formative, summative and self- assessment are …
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OptionalHealth Care Legislation knowledge
The patients` rights and responsibilities of health practitioners and the possible repercussions and prosecutions in relation to medical treatment negligence or malpractice.
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OptionalHuman Physiology knowledge
The science that studies the human organs and its interactions and mechanisms.
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OptionalNursing Principles knowledge
The ethics, the codes of conduct, the philosophy of nursing, the philosophy of human rights and nursing theories and concepts.
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OptionalPrimary Care knowledge
The regular, routine medical care provided to patients, usually performed by a physician or a nurse, that leads to a decision on the following course of action required to solve …
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OptionalTeamwork Principles knowledge
The cooperation between people characterised by a unified commitment to achieving a given goal, participating equally, maintaining open communication, facilitating effective usage of ideas etc.
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OptionalInnovation In Nursing knowledge
The methods and tools used to bring about innovative changes and quality improvement in the nursing field.
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OptionalNursing Science knowledge
The factors that influence human health and the therapeutic interventions that promote health with the purpose to improve individual`s mental and physical health.
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OptionalAssist Students In Their Learning skill
Support and coach students in their work, give learners practical support and encouragement.
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OptionalKeep Records Of Attendance skill
Keep track of the pupils who are absent by recording their names on a list of absentees.
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OptionalManage Resources For Educational Purposes skill
Identify the necessary resources needed for learning purposes, such as materials in class or arranged transportation for a field trip. Apply for the corresponding budget and follow up on the …
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OptionalProvide Health Education skill
Provide evidence based strategies to promote healthy living, disease prevention and management.
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OptionalProvide Lesson Materials skill
Ensure that the necessary materials for teaching a class, such as visual aids, are prepared, up-to-date, and present in the instruction space.
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OptionalWork With Virtual Learning Environments skill
Incorporate the use of online learning environments and platforms into the process of instruction.
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