Qualification code
AAI
First Aid Training
Anaphylaxis & Adrenaline Auto-Injector Training (EpiPen)
Practical 1-hour training covering how to recognise anaphylaxis, what to do in an emergency and how to use adrenaline auto-injector training devices.
Family-run since 2005
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Course design, delivery & certification
UK-wide workplace delivery
In-house training across the UK
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Qualifications, programmes & GST courses
- Certification
- Good Skills Training
- Maximum learners
- Up to 20 per tutor
About the training
Course Overview
If someone has a serious allergic reaction, knowing what to do and acting quickly can make a real difference.
Our Anaphylaxis and Adrenaline Auto-Injector Training is a practical 1-hour session covering how to recognise an allergic reaction, when it may have developed into anaphylaxis and what to do next.
A key part of the session is actually using adrenaline auto-injector training devices. We don't just show people an EpiPen and talk through the instructions. Learners get the opportunity to handle training devices, practise the correct technique and understand why each step matters.
We also cover calling 999, positioning and monitoring the casualty, what to do if symptoms do not improve and the importance of following the person's individual emergency plan where one is available.
For in-house training, we can relate the session to your workplace, the people you support and your own emergency arrangements. Because each session takes around an hour, we can also run several sessions during the same day, making it easier to train larger teams without taking everyone away from work at the same time. This course can also be bolted to other first aid courses, please ask your sales rep for details. For a course covering the requirements of Benedict's Law, please click here.
Who should attend?
Who is this course for?
- Employees who may need to support someone with a known severe allergy.
- Teachers, teaching assistants and other education staff.
- Nursery and childcare staff.
- Care and support workers.
- Hospitality and catering staff.
- Workplace first aiders who would benefit from additional anaphylaxis and auto-injector practice.
- Sports, leisure and community staff.
- Anyone who may need to recognise anaphylaxis and respond appropriately in an emergency.
Course content
What will you learn?
- What an allergy is and what happens during an allergic reaction.
- Common causes and triggers of allergic reactions.
- Recognising the signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction.
- Understanding anaphylaxis and why it is a medical emergency.
- Recognising signs that an allergic reaction may have become life-threatening.
- What to do when anaphylaxis is suspected.
- When and how to call 999.
- Understanding the role of adrenaline in an anaphylaxis emergency.
- Different types of adrenaline auto-injector.
- When an adrenaline auto-injector may need to be used.
- Practical use of adrenaline auto-injector training devices.
- Positioning and monitoring someone experiencing anaphylaxis.
- What to do if symptoms do not improve or return.
- Providing an effective handover to the emergency services.
- Following individual allergy action plans and workplace emergency procedures.
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The details
Course Information
The practical details you may need before arranging or booking this course.
Maximum learners
Maximum learner-to-tutor ratio: 20:1.
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for attending the Anaphylaxis and Adrenaline Auto-Injector Training session.
Learners do not need to hold a first aid qualification to attend.
This is a practical session and learners are encouraged to take part in demonstrations and practise using adrenaline auto-injector training devices.
For in-house training, organisations are welcome to provide information about their own emergency procedures or relevant individual allergy action plans. This can help us make the training as practical and relevant to your workplace as possible.
Learners should tell us before the course about any disability, medical condition or additional support requirement that could affect their participation so that appropriate support and reasonable adjustments can be considered.
Course duration
1 contact hours.
Assessment
This is a practical awareness session rather than a formally assessed qualification.
Understanding is checked throughout the session through tutor questioning, discussion and practical activities.
Learners practise using adrenaline auto-injector training devices, giving the tutor the opportunity to check technique, answer questions and correct any misunderstandings before they may need to respond to a real emergency.
Certification
Learners who successfully complete the session receive a Good Skills Training Anaphylaxis and Adrenaline Auto-Injector Training certificate.
Good Skills Training is ISO 9001 certified for the delivery of training and consultancy services, including course certification. You can find out more about how we certificate first aid courses here.
Requalification
The Good Skills Training Anaphylaxis and Adrenaline Auto-Injector Training certificate is valid for 3 years.
Some organisations, industries and sectors may require anaphylaxis and adrenaline auto-injector training to be refreshed more frequently. Learners and employers should follow their own policies, procedures, risk assessments and any relevant sector requirements when deciding how often refresher training is required.
More frequent refresher training or practical drills may also be appropriate where staff are responsible for someone with a known risk of anaphylaxis, helping them remain familiar with the emergency procedure and the adrenaline device they may need to use.
Training should also be refreshed sooner where individual allergy action plans, workplace procedures or adrenaline devices change, or where an incident, near miss or workplace review identifies that further training would be beneficial.
Customer feedback
What learners say about this training
Feedback from people who have experienced this training with Good Skills Training.
Mark was informative and easy to listen to. His slides were relevant and easy to follow.
Engaging and knowledgeable trainer who interacted with the school team well and was able to provide clear information and answer questions from our staff. As always a good training course from the Good Skills team. Thanks
Larry made it interesting to learn and made everyone aware of things that have been taken for granted.
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