On St. John's Ambulance First Aid At Work

[thechilloutsession]

Final Assessment - What do they do? Hi, I am on the st. john's ambulance first aid at work course with an assessment in a week's time and really nervous!! Can anyone shed any light on what kind of things happens or any tips to help please ? Thanks

[CountryBoy]

I'm a St John Ambulance trainer and assessor in the UK. Over here the assessment has 3 parts to it - a practical resuscitation test (CPR on manikin), an unconscious casualty management test (involving placing the casualty in the recovery position) and an incident management test (dealing with a conscious casualty usually with 2 simulated injuries).

No need to worry about the tests - just try and remember what you've learned. It also helps us mark if you talk yourself through what you're actually doing. Most candidates, even the most nervous, give a competent assessment performance - I've never known a candidate be so inept or unsafe that they've actually failed!

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