Anaphylaxis including Adrenaline Auto-Injector Training (epi-pen)

Max Persons: 15
Duration: 3 hours

Course Summary:

This course is suitable for any person who needs to be aware of the diagnosis and treatment of anaphylactic reactions.

What is Anaphylaxis?

Anaphylaxis is an extreme and severe allergic reaction. The whole body is affected, often within minutes of exposure to the allergen but sometimes after hours. The right Anaphylaxis training can make a huge difference to a person's recovery.

Common causes include foods such as peanuts, tree nuts (e.g. almonds, walnuts, cashews, brazils), sesame, fish, shellfish, dairy products and eggs. Non-food causes include wasp or bee stings, natural latex (rubber), penicillin or any other drug or injection. In some people, exercise can trigger a severe reaction – either on its own or in combination with other factors such as food or drugs (e.g. aspirin).

What are the symptoms?

generalised flushing of the skin
nettle rash (hives) anywhere on the body
sense of impending doom
swelling of throat and mouth
difficulty in swallowing or speaking
alterations in heart rate
severe asthma
abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting
sudden feeling of weakness (drop in blood pressure)
collapse and unconsciousness

Contents / Learning Outcomes

The definition of and causes of Anaphylaxis
Recognition of a minor reaction and an Anaphylactic reaction
Basic First Aid for a minor allergic reaction
Emergency First Aid treatment for a serious anaphylactic reaction
Training in when to administer medication for an anaphylactic reaction
Demonstration on how to use a Epi-Pen
Training in adult and child Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

Certification

Successful candidates will be awarded the FRFA Anaphylaxis & EPIPEN Awareness certificate valid for 3 years

Accreditation

Accreditation is provided by First Response First Aid Ltd in accordance with the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

Facts and Further Information

Duration: half-day (3 hours)

Group size: 12 Candidates per 1 Trainer/Assessor

Assessment method: Continuous assessment

Pre-requisite: None

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Further Information

Duration: half-day (3 hours)

Group size: 12 Candidates per 1 Trainer/Assessor

Assessment method: Continuous assessment

Pre-requisite: None

Why choose First Response? (First Aid) Ltd

First Response (First Aid) Ltd have some of the most amazing trainers out there and anybody who has had the pleasure of attending any one of the many courses would fully agree with this statement.

Well done team First Response (First Aid) Ltd and a big thank you goes out to our customers for providing us with so much positive feedback.

Give Us Your Feedback

Please can you kindly pass on my thanks to Tense and also those of all the candidates who enjoyed the course on Tuesday which she ran in Kibworth. I have received very positive feedback from them and they all have said that they learned a lot and benefited from her experience.

Martyn, Level 2 Food Course
in Leicestershire
The trainer and resources were brilliant. Brian made everything very clear and I felt comfortable asking about things I was unsure about.

Zoe, Level 3 Paediatric First Aid course
in Loughborough
I felt that this course was very informative and delivered in a friendly and reassuring atmosphere by a very knowledgeable trainer. I would recommend this course and trainer as essential to all foster carers. Information obtained will prove invaluable when dealing with any potential future emergency situations. I would like to thank Tom for the experience

T.Lambert - Foster Carer, Paediatric First Aid Course
in Solihull
Fantastic first aid course! Thank you Mick, my confidence in first aid is much higher now. I will highly recommend first response to anyone with first aid needs.

Maria Bullivant, First Aid at Work course
in
I just wanted to let you know that Dan went down a storm on Wednesday and everyone really enjoyed the course. Please can you pass on my thanks to Dan and we look forward to session number 2 on Thursday next week.

Janine, Emergency First Aid at Work + AED training
in Leeds
I was on that course today, led by Bryan and Rob, and I just wanted to pass on how excellent it was. I practise a holistic therapy called "Bowen" and must hold at the very least the Emergency First Aid certificate in order to maintain my membership with the FHT. I did the initial training 3 years ago, and so had to re-train this year. Both trainings were with First Response First Aid, but I must say that I found today's training really very good. Brian and Rob offer 2 different styles of teaching, but they complement each other very well. Brian's understated but very witty way grabbed my attention for most of the day, and left me with no doubt that I had a very knowledgeable person in front of me. If Rob initially came across as a not so confident speaker, he immediately perked up as soon as it was down to practicing some skills, and his enthusiasm was very communicative. He also knows how to correct people's inaccuracy in their gestures in such a way that doesn't make them feel self-conscious, but rather encourage them to do better. The fact that he is a firefighter undoubtedly adds some perspective to his input. So I guess all I'm saying is thank you for providing such a quality training. I went home feeling rather confident with the thought of having to use those refreshed and updated skills; though I still hope not to have to use them.

Soazig, Emergency First Aid at Work course
in Walsall