Emergency First Aid in Football
Course Overview
About The Course
The overall aim of The FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football (EFAiF) is to raise the standard of first aid provision within football.
It goes beyond generic first aid and includes elements specific to football.
To book a course near you, please click 'Find dates'. Please note that learners will need to adhere to the latest Covid-19 safety guidelines to attend this course; details will be sent to you prior to your course starting.
We will be launching more EFAiF courses throughout the 22/23 season.
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The course will cover:
- The role of the First Aider in football
- The jaw thrust as an airway opening technique for a contact sport such as football
- The A-E approach of the injured footballer (inclusive of the unconscious footballer)
- Emergency Action planning for football Preparation for action for sudden cardiac arrest in the young
- Recognition, BLS with AED
- The FA Concussion guidelines and concussion management from a first aid perspective for football
- Dispelling the myths of first aid in football
- The football specific first aid kit and record keeping
- Duty of care in football
- Medical emergencies in football
- Focusing on those illnesses that can lead to life threatening injuries in football
- Limb threatening injuries in football
- Wounds and bleeding / Fracture management for football
- Acute soft tissue injury management in football
- Spinal injuries in football, manual in line stabilisation and assisting the ambulance crew with a log roll
- Paediatric elements to all of the above
Course Pre-requisites
The course is applicable to coaches, team managers, parents, teachers, volunteers and carersOutcomes
To provide a you with the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to:
- Attend a conscious or unconscious casualty
- Ensure that appropriate care is given until the emergency medical services arrive and take over, or until an alternate healthcare professional assumes responsibility for the casualty
Course availability
Thursday 18 August
FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
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Monday 05 September
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Saturday 09 July
FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
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Monday 08 August
FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
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Thursday 11 August
FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
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Friday 12 August
FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
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Saturday 13 August
FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
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Wednesday 17 August
FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
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Wednesday 31 August
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Wednesday 31 August
FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
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Wednesday 07 September
FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
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Wednesday 14 September
FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
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Sunday 18 September
FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
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Thursday 22 September
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Wednesday 28 September
FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football
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Friday 07 October
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